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Ukraine

Advanced space-faring nation

A sourced snapshot of Ukraine's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.

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Capability tier

Advanced space-faring nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 1

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

SSAU

National space agency · established 1992 · two-source verified

Source: UNOOSA · Worldwide Space Agencies directory

Satellites (owner state)

3

Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.

Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot

Ground stations

8

Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)

Space budget

No published space budget indexed for this country.

National strategy

Concept of the National Targeted Scientific and Technical Space Programme of Ukraine 2021-2025 (2021)

Cabinet of Ministers approved concept for the national space programme covering EO, telecommunications and launch capability

Coverage period ended in 2025. No successor has been published.

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Signatory (2020-11-12)

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

Ukraine is a major manufacturer of launch vehicles (Zenit, Cyclone, Dnepr) through Yuzhnoye and Pivdenmash but does not host a major operational orbital launch site on its territory; Ukrainian rockets have launched from Baikonur, Plesetsk, Cape Canaveral, Sea Launch and Alcantara.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

  • Leonid KadenyukNSAU / NASA · first flight 1997 · First Ukrainian citizen in space (post-independence)

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 1992SSAU established
  • 1997First national in space

Notable missions and contributions

  • SSAU (1992) — major inherited Soviet capacity
  • Yuzhnoye/Yuzhmash (Dnipro) — Zenit rocket, satellite manufacturer
  • Leonid Kadenyuk — astronaut (STS-87, 1997)
  • Sich satellite series — Ukrainian EO
  • Sea Launch programme (Zenit from ocean platform)
  • Starlink critical wartime infrastructure (2022+)