UPSA Ukrainian Private Space Agency

Kurs Orbital / ARCap

Startup developing autonomous rendezvous, navigation and docking for spacecraft. ARCap is intended for orbital servicing, inspection, towing and logistics and builds on competencies historically associated with the Ukrainian Kurs rendezvous-system school.

OrganisationKurs Orbital
Ukrainian connectionUkrainian founders and technological heritage of the Kurs system; part of the project’s origin/R&D is Ukrainian
Main countryItalyUkrainian origin
Countries involvedItalyUkrainePoland
Presence abroadHeadquarters in Turin, Italy; ESA BIC Turin/I3P; Italian technology partners acies and LINKS; KP Labs (Poland)
Founders and key peopleVolodymyr Usov; Vadim/Vadym Vasiliev
Stage and heritageAutonomous rendezvous/proximity/docking module in development; engineering models and testing
Official websitekursorbital.com

Note on status: Current as of 14 Aug 2026; see the cited sources.

Checked 2026-08-14