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Sich-2
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by State Space Agency of Ukraine.
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Sich-2 was a Ukrainian passive-optical Earth-observation satellite for national surface imaging.[1] It launched on 2011-08-17 on Dnepr from the Yasny/Dombarovskiy launch site and operated in Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit as object 2011-044G / NORAD 37794.[1][2] The mission used the MS-2-8 bus and carried an optical Earth-observation imager for land imaging.[1] Ground communication stopped on 2012-12-12 after battery failure, ending the mission while the object remained in orbit.[1][2]
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| current status | ended |
| operator | State Space Agency of Ukraine |
| platform | ms-2-8 |
| launch vehicle | dnepr |
| Launched | 2011-08-17 |
| actual end of life | 2012-12-12 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous LEO; CelesTrak current catalogue record lists approximately 666-684 km and 97.84 deg inclination, while Gunter reports 685 x 702 km and 98.26 deg from launch-era sources. |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Ukrainian national Earth-observation imaging; no public commercial tasking pathway verified in this pass. |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Sources
- [1]Sich 2, Gunter Space Pagecommunity2026-06-21
- [2]CelesTrak SATCAT record for SICH-2community2026-06-21