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LituanicaSAT-1 was one of the first two Lithuanian satellites (other one being LitSat-1 ). It was launched along with the second Cygnus spacecraft and 28 Flock-1 CubeSats aboard an Antares 120 carrier rocket flying from Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island to the International Space Station. [1]
Geography of Lithuania. / 54.90667°N 25.32000°E / 54.90667; 25.32000. Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. The most populous of the Baltic states, Lithuania has 262 km (163 mi) of coastline consisting of the continental coast and the "Curonian Spit" coast. [ 1] Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipėda lies at ...
The Baltic states [a] or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, Council of Europe, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea are sometimes referred to as the "Baltic nations", less ...
Physical map and geomorphological subdivision of Lithuania. Lithuania is located in the Baltic region of Europe [a] and covers an area of 65,300 km 2 (25,200 sq mi). [55] It lies between latitudes 53° and 57° N, and mostly between longitudes 21° and 27° E (part of the Curonian Spit lies west of 21°).
LituanicaSAT-2 is a 3U Lithuanian CubeSat satellite launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. [1] This mission is led by Vilnius University in cooperation with NanoAvionics and is a part of the international "QB50" mission. LituanicaSAT-2 is an in-orbit technology demonstration mission during which the propulsion system prototype for small ...
Occupation of theBaltic states. The three Baltic countries, or the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – are held to have continued as independent states under international law [1] while under Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1991, as well as during the German occupation in 1941–1944/1945. The prevailing opinion accepts the ...
Vilnius. , Lithuania. Coordinates. 54°43′24″N 25°20′14″E. / 54.72333°N 25.33722°E / 54.72333; 25.33722. Website. Lithuanian Space Science and Technology Institute. Lithuanian Space Science and Technology Institute ( Lithuanian: Kosmoso mokslo ir technologijų institutas) is private research organization established by the ...
Latvia–Lithuania border. The Latvia–Lithuania border is the state border between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania. The length of the land border is 588.1 km (365.4 mi) with additional 22.2 km (13.8 mi) of sea border. [1] It is an internal border of the European Union and the Schengen Zone .