The List of space launches by Ukrainian launch vehicles contains a list of 170 launches of Ukrainian-built launch vehicles carried out between 24 August 1991 and 31 July 2022. Thanks to these launches, hundreds of satellites for various purposes have been placed into Earth orbit.
State Space Agency of Ukraine
In 1991, following the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine inherited almost a third of the Soviet Union’s missile and space capabilities. Following Ukraine’s declaration of a nuclear-free status, the intercontinental ballistic missiles stationed on Ukrainian territory were taken off combat duty and dismantled, and the country’s missile and space programme was reoriented exclusively towards peaceful purposes.
On 29 February 1992, a Presidential Decree issued under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine established the National Space Agency of Ukraine, which took over the management of more than 30 design bureaux, scientific organisations and institutions, military units and industrial enterprises directly involved in space activities. These included the Dnipro-based enterprises State Enterprise KB Pivdenne and the Pivdenmash, those in Kharkiv — Kommunar, Khartron, and the Research Institute of Radio Measurements, those in Kyiv — the Central Design Bureau and the Arsenal Factory, Kyivprylad, and the Kyiv Radio Plant, and the National Space Facilities Control and Test Center.Presidential Decree on the Establishment of the National Space Agency of Ukraine
List of Ukrainian launch vehicles #NameManufacturerYear introducedHeightMassPayloadCostNumber of launches1Zenit-3SLBFYuzhmash 201159.6 m471,000 kg3,750 kgN/A42Zenit-3SLBYuzhmash 200859.6 m471,000 kg3,750 kgN/A113Zenit-3SLYuzhmash 199959.6 m462,200 kg6,060 kgN/A364Zenit-2Yuzhmash 198557.0 m460,000 kg13,740 kgN/A36/215Tsyklon-2Yuzhmash 196339.7 m182,000 kg2,820 kgN/A146Tsyklon-3Yuzhmash 197739.27 m187,000 kg4,000 kgN/A337Tsyklon-4MYuzhmash 202238.7 mover 274,700 kgup to 5,000 kg to a 600 km orbitN/A08DneprYuzhmash 199934.3 m211,000 kg4,500 kg$29 million229AntaresOSC Yuzhmash 201340.5 m329,000 kg7,000 kg$85 million1610VegaAvio Yuzhmash 201230.0 m137,000 kg1,500 kg$37 million2011SkyroraSkyrora Limited 2018N/AN/AN/AN/A012Firefly AlphaFirefly Aerospace 201929.0 m54,000 kg1,000 kg$10 million0
Statistics on the number of launches of launch vehicles manufactured in Ukraine YearAntaresVegaVega-CZenit-3SLBZenit-3SLZenit-2Tsyklon-2Tsyklon-3DniproTotalTotal launches worldwide% of all global launches19910 (1)13 (8)4 (10)Including 6 launches carried out up to 24 August9410,61992459979,31993244108312,01994417129312,919951214805,019961113773,919971113893,41998213823,7199921115796,3200032117848,32001211265910,22002112653,1200333634,820043111175413,02005415559,0200651286612,120071135687,4200815286911,6200931116787,7201033744,120114116847,120121347642013211127828,5201431127927,620153115865,82016123853,520171315915,520182241143,520192241023,920202241143,520212351353,72022112Total16201113622143322175
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