Ukrainian nanosatellite launched into orbit

The launch was broadcast live on KPI's YouTube channel, Ukrinform reports.

It is noted that the Space X Falcon 9 carrier took off at 16:55 Kyiv time from Cape Canaveral.

As reported by Ukrinform, the PolyITAN-HP-30 nanosatellite was created by the researchers at the National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute exclusively with budget funds provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture within the framework of the implementation of the respective winning projects of scientific research and development competitions and the basic financing agreement.

The nanosatellite will be used in a scientific experiment to study the effectiveness of the functioning of heat pipes of various designs as the main element of the thermal stabilization systems of space vehicles.