Ukraine’s UASAT ‘Starlink-lite’ constellation, built by GomSpace and Stetman LLC, will need EU funding to move forward

by Peter B. de Selding

LA PLATA, Maryland — A future “Starlink-lite” constellation of broadband satellites for Ukraine’s government is relying on a new European Union effort with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to provide 140 million euros ($163 million) in guarantees and 21 million euros in grants under the EU’s Ukraine Investment Framework.

The European Commission, in setting up the Ukraine Investment Framework, has identified projects for the funding, including the UASAT network of broadband satellites for which Ukraine registered radio spectrum with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU . . .

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