US Space Force contacts Ukrainian satellite

The Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30 appeared in the database of the US Space Forces. The satellite is displayed in the catalog as object 51030

Ukrainian satellite is listed in the right base

It also indicates its previous name – Object AY, when visualizing a satellite on the map, you can also see the names Sich-2-30, or Sich-2-1.

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This indicates the establishment of a stable connection with the Ukrainian satellite in space, MP Roman Grischuk writes on Facebook.

Constant communication was established thanks to many days of efforts of the specialists of the National Center control and testing of space facilities, he noted.

“As a result, it was possible to identify it as one of the space objects, which before that had only a provisional name,” Grischuk explained.

At the moment, flight and design tests of the satellite are ongoing, which should be completed in mid-March.

The position of the satellite can be determined using the Celestrak service.It is marked as active.

Earlier we already wrote that Ukrainian engineers denied the information that they launched an outdated model of the Sich-2 satellite into space, and therefore there is a poor connection with it.

In addition, the design bureau told us that communication with the satellite is working, but with interruptions due to its location in relation to the Sun.

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Source: Segodnya

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