UASAT
UASAT is a planned low-earth orbit satellite internet constellation of Ukraine. The project aims to launch 120 satellites into orbit by 2027, with the first satellite launch scheduled for October 2026, and is intended to reduce the country's reliance on foreign constellations such as Starlink.[1][2]
Proposal
[edit]The constellation is planned to operate at an altitude of 550 km, and will provide coverage over Europe, North Africa, and portions of the Middle East. Terminals will use the Hughes Network Systems Jupiter 3 DVB-S2X platform in the Ka band, with anticipated download and upload speeds of up to 100Mbit/s and 10Mbit/s respectively. The terminals will also be expected to be compatible with Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb platforms. Manufacturing will be supported by GomSpace until the satellites can be manufactured domestically in Ukraine.[1][2][3]
Ukraine filed an application with the International Telecommunication Union to register the UASAT-NANO satellite network in December 2025. UASAT founder Dmytro Stetsenko states that the first satellite is scheduled to launch in October 2026.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roman Kohanets (11 March 2026). "Ukraine's First UASAT Constellation Set to Reach 300 Satellites". United24. Archived from the original on 13 April 2026.
- ^ a b Kateryna Levitska (12 March 2026). "SpaceX запустить перший із 300 українських супутників UASAT цієї осені". ITC (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 12 March 2026.
- ^ Vladyslav Khomenko (16 March 2026). "Ukrainian UASAT-NANO Satellites to Be Manufactured in Denmark With Future Localization in Ukraine". Militarnyi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2026.
- ^ Roman Kohanets (20 February 2026). "Ukraine Begins Developing UASAT-NANO Military Satellite Network, Launching ITU Regulatory Process". United24. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026.