8
Objects launched
8
Payloads
Most recent objects
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)| Object | Launched | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PolyITAN-HP-30 | 2023 Jan 3 | Payload | Reentered |
| Sich-2-1 | 2022 Jan 13 | Payload | Reentered |
| PolyITAN-2-SAU | 2017 Apr 18 | Payload | Reentered |
| PolyITAN 1 | 2014 Jun 19 | Payload | Operating |
| Sich-2 | 2011 Aug 17 | Payload | Operating |
| Sich-1M | 2004 Dec 24 | Payload | Reentered |
| MK-1TS Mikron | 2004 Dec 24 | Payload | Reentered |
| Sich-1 | 1995 Aug 31 | Payload | Operating |
Objects by decade
GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)1990s1
2000s2
2010s3
2020s2
Source: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Space objects launched | 8 objectsGCAT [2026] |
| First space object | Sich-1GCAT [2026] |
| First launch (year) | 1,995GCAT [2026] |
| Most recent launch (year) | 2,023GCAT [2026] |
| Active satellites | 1Celestrak SATCAT [2026] |
| Total tracked objects | 10Celestrak SATCAT [2026] |
- 1995 - first domestically produced remote sensing (RS) satellite (Sich-1) launched on Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket
- 1997 - first Ukrainian astronaut in space on US Space Shuttle
- 1999 - first launch of Dnipro-1, a domestically produced satellite launch vehicle (SLV)
- 2008 - first launch of Zenit-3SLB, a domestically produced SLV
- 2014 - launched first domestically produced microsatellite (PolyITAN-1)
- 2020 - signed US-led Artemis Accords for space and lunar exploration
- 2021 - first successful launch of joint Ukrainian-US commercial light SLV (Alpha)
- 2022 - domestically produced RS microsatellite (Sich 2-30) launched by US
- 2024 - first Ukrainian woman to suborbital space on US commercial spacecraft
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
