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Ukrainian Intelligence Launches Combat Rockets Amid Ongoing Conflict

4/13/2026

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Ukrainian intelligence conducted two successful rocket launches into space amid ongoing conflict, according to lawmaker Fedir Venislavskyi.
The missions reached altitudes of over 100 kilometers and 204 kilometers.
Venislavskyi said the launches were not experimental but real combat operations using missiles capable of striking targets up to 500 kilometers away.
Ukraine plans a UASAT LEO satellite constellation, initially manufactured in Denmark, consisting of about 300 satellites, with the first launch set for October on a SpaceX rocket.

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Ukrainian intelligence conducted two successful rocket launches into space amid ongoing conflict, according to lawmaker Fedir Venislavskyi.
The missions reached altitudes of over 100 kilometers and 204 kilometers.
Venislavskyi said the launches were not experimental but real combat operations using missiles capable of striking targets up to 500 kilometers away.
Ukraine plans a UASAT LEO satellite constellation, initially manufactured in Denmark, consisting of about 300 satellites, with the first launch set for October on a SpaceX rocket.