# State Space Agency of Ukraine
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["nkau.gov.ua"]
- **country**: Ukraine
- **website**: https://www.nkau.gov.ua
- **founded**: 1992-02-29
- **founding legal basis**: Formed from Soviet space infrastructure remaining in Ukraine after USSR dissolution
- **headquarters**: 01010, Kyiv, Princes Ostrozky Street, 8, Ukraine
- **predecessor**: Soviet space programme infrastructure (1992 transfer)
- **mandate**: Ukrainian government agency for space policy and programmes; state policy for space research, peaceful uses, national security, international cooperation
- **leadership**: Volodymyr Ben' (Administrator, as of available records)
- **budget**: USD 80.4 million (2019)
- **type**: agency
- **name change note**: Renamed from National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) to State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) on 9 December 2010
- **eo missions note**: Sich-1 (1995), Sich-1M (2004), Sich-2 (2011), Sich-2-30 (2022); Sich-2-30 = renamed Sich-2-1 for Ukraine independence 30th anniversary, launched SpaceX Transporter-3
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
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## Editorial
State Space Agency of Ukraine is Ukraine's national civil space agency, formed on 1992-02-29 from space infrastructure that remained in Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[^wiki-ssau][^nkau-gov] Its mandate covers state space policy, space research, peaceful uses of space, national-security applications, and international cooperation.[^nkau-gov][^iaf-ssau] The agency operated under the National Space Agency of Ukraine name before it was renamed State Space Agency of Ukraine on 2010-12-09.[^wiki-ssau] Its Earth-observation relevance is the Sich mission line, including Sich-1, Sich-1M, Sich-2, and Sich-2-30, with Sich-2-30 launched on SpaceX Transporter-3 after being renamed for Ukraine's 30th independence anniversary.[^wiki-ssau][^nkau-gov] Current programme continuity after the 2022 wartime period remains a diligence item, so active data availability should be evaluated at mission level rather than inferred from the agency profile alone.[^nkau-gov][^copernicus-ssau]

## Sources
- [wiki-ssau] | State Space Agency of Ukraine - Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Space_Agency_of_Ukraine | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [nkau-gov] | SSAU Official Website (nkau.gov.ua) | https://www.nkau.gov.ua | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [iaf-ssau] | IAF - SSAU Member Profile | https://www.iafastro.org/membership/all-members/state-space-agency-of-ukraine-ssau.html | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
- [copernicus-ssau] | Copernicus - SRI NASU-SSAU | https://www.copernicus.eu/en/space-research-institute-national-academy-sciences-ukraine-nasu-state-space-agency-ukraine-ssau | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20

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