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Finnish companies Nokia and ICEYE partner with Ukraine to develop sovereign satcom capability (united24media.com)
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The cooperation agreement places an emphasis on defense technology and energy security. Under the new terms, Ukraine will expand its access to Finnish satellite capabilities through direct collaboration with telecommunications technology giant Nokia and satellite provider ICEYE.

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Earlier this month, ICEYE and Nokia announced a partnership to develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems for governments, supporting missions from defense and border security to emergency services and disaster response. Built on trusted European technology, the jointly developed satellite communications systems will give nations ownership and control of satellites, ground segment and terminals.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ya, that's the Eutelsat OneWeb constellation.

It's at around 1200km and 650 satellites. It was put up with Soyuz rockets until the war started and then SpaceX (edit: and India) put up the rest.

Looks like SpaceX is about to launch some of the first replacement satellites, but Arriane has some flights booked as well.

https://www.eutelsat.com/media-press/media-centre/news/eutelsats-oneweb-renewal-moves-toward-launch-first-new-satellites