Ukraine's OBRIA NANO Test Satellite Begins Operating in Orbit
STOCKHOLM – October 27, 2026 -- Ukraine's HIMERA and Denmark's GomSpace have placed OBRIA NANO, the first test satellite for a planned independent Ukrainian communications network, into orbit, and it has already begun operating.
OBRIA NANO launched on SpaceX Transporter-18 on October 1, 2026
The satellite is testing capabilities of the OBRIA constellation and is progressing according to plan. The technical tests are intended to inform the design of the operational system and move OBRIA toward a Ukrainian national infrastructure. A Ukrainian operator will control the satellite, which will serve the country's strategic security needs.