Units of the DIU launched carrier rockets from Ukrainian territory into space twice during the full-scale war. Technical equipment recorded altitudes of over 100 and 204 kilometers.
This was reported by Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of parliament and member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, when answering a question regarding Ukraine’s ability to shoot down Russian Oreshnik missiles.
Carrier Rockets are a cool tech generally.
Fly the rocket up vv high with conventional aircraft and yeet it into space using a launch system stored on the carrier and only the fuel needed to get out of the l atmosphere from there.
The concept is cool and it seems like it should be a no brainer, but it hasn’t proven more effective in practice commercially. Three companies have tried and failed to make air-launched rockets for placing satellites in orbit for commerical use.
Military is another ballgame though. Money doesn’t mean much against a military objective.
Neat.
