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Ukraine Prepares to Launch Its Own Starlink Alternative in $1.1B Satellite Project
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ukraine is launching a $1.1B sovereign satellite constellation (UASAT) with Danish partner GomSpace, deploying 120 satellites by 2027 and a full 360-satellite network by 2030 to reduce dependence on foreign services like Starlink and harden communications against electronic warfare. The project includes a domestic satellite manufacturing facility and is designed to serve Ukraine's Defence Forces and critical infrastructure first.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Space Tech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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If you make satellite components, ground stations, or launch services, Ukraine just committed $1.1B to building a network without foreign dependency—and they're manufacturing in-country. You now have a customer that needs every piece of this supply chain built domestically and hardened against jamming.
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