Ukrainian-made nanosatellite successfully entered an orbit
Nanosatellite PolyITAN-2, which was developed by a team of students, teachers, and scientists from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine, successfully entered the earth’s orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). The ATLAS-5 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) on April 18th delivered the nanosatellite to the ISS.
According to the Press Centre of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the satellite vehicle was developed as part of the International Space Project in coordination with the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (Belgium). The main goal of the project, which began in 2012, is climate change research.
As was noted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, this was the second nanosatellite for the project that was developed by the team from the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. In 2014, nanosatellite PolyITAN-1 was developed and set into earth’s orbit. This satellite vehicle continues its successful work in orbit and regularly transmits data to the launch control center of the KPI.