PolyITAN

PolyITAN
PolyITAN-1 before launch
DesignerKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Country of originUkraine
Websitecubesat.com.ua/en
Specifications
Spacecraft type1U, 2U CubeSat
Production
Launched3
Maiden launch19 June 2014
Last launch3 January 2023

The PolyITAN satellite series comprises three CubeSat-type nanosatellites developed by the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) in Ukraine and launched to low Earth orbit between 2014 and 2023. The satellites support the education of students at KPI, serve the amateur radio community, and test new spaceflight technologies. In 2026, the first of the satellites, PolyITAN-1, was celebrated as the longest operating Ukrainian spacecraft after continuously transmitting telemetry for 12 years.

Satellites

PolyITAN satellites
Name COSPAR ID Satellite bus Launch date Launch vehicle Launch site
PolyITAN-1 2014-033AJ 1U CubeSat 19 June 2014 Dnepr Yasny
PolyITAN-2-SAU 1998-067MM 2U CubeSat 18 August 2017 Atlas V, Cygnus, ISS Cape Canaveral
PolyITAN-HP-30 2023-001CA 2U CubeSat 3 January 2023 Falcon 9 Transporter-6 Cape Canaveral

See also

References

  1. ↑ adminMP (2023-10-25). "Ukrainian satellite industry: from Soviet heritage to modern monitoring satellites". Max Polyakov. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  2. ↑ "PolyITAN – Amateur Radio" (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  3. ↑ Rassamakin, B; Dusheiko, Mykhailo; Bayskov, N; Ostapchuk, S; Lauch, A; Lanevsky, E; Hominich, V; Melnyk, Roman; Starovit, I (2019-09-16). "NANOSATELLITES OF THE POLYITAN SERIES: RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT". X International Scientific Conference “Functional Basis of Nanoelectronics” Collection of Scientific Works.
  4. ↑ Alaieva, Liliia (2026-08-05). "PolyITAN-1 nanosatellite in the Ukrainian Book of Records". Universe Space Tech. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  5. ↑ "PolyITAN 1 (Polytan 1)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  6. ↑ "PolyITAN 2-SAU (Polytan 2-SAU, QB50 UA01)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  7. ↑ "PolyITAN-HP-30 (QBUA01)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  8. ↑ "SatNOGS DB - QBUA01". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Another "PolyITAN" Is in Orbit! To Be Continued… | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute". kpi.ua. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  10. ↑ "SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered two Ukrainian satellites into orbit at once – PolyITAN-HP-30 and EOS SAT-1". Mezha. Retrieved 2026-08-27.