PolyITAN — Igor Sikorsky KPI Space Program
Long-running university program for CubeSat-class spacecraft. It includes the launched PolyITAN-1, PolyITAN-2-SAU and PolyITAN-HP-30, as well as newer directions PolyITAN-3-PUT, PolyITAN-4-BIO, PolyITAN-5-GRAVI, PolyITAN-6-SAR, PolyITAN-7-PLANT, PolyITAN-30-PUT and PolyITAN-12U. KPI is formally a public university; the program is included under the catalog’s explicit university/non-state-space criterion rather than as a state space-agency or state-enterprise project.
| Organisation | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
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| Ukrainian connection | Ukrainian university; Ukrainian engineering and scientific team |
| Main country | Ukraine |
| Countries involved | Poland PolyITAN-3-PUTBelgium historically, QB50/PolyITAN-2-SAU |
| Presence abroad | Poznan University of Technology (Poland) — partner on PolyITAN-3-PUT; von Karman Institute (Belgium) — QB50 coordinator for PolyITAN-2-SAU |
| Founders and key people | KPI team; the program is developed by university research and engineering units |
| Stage and heritage | Several spacecraft launched to orbit; new missions in development |
| Official website | science.kpi.ua/en/comp-programs/kosmichna-programa-universitetu |
Note on status: Current as of 14 Aug 2026; see the cited sources.
Checked 2026-08-14