# Libre Space Foundation satellite launch for Kazakhstan

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/libre-space-foundation-satellite-launch-for-kazakhstan
> Updated: 2026-10-07T21:46:45.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

The Libre Space Foundation (LSF), an Athens-based non-profit, developed a miniature “pocket-class” picosatellite for a school in Astana, Kazakhstan. The 5 x 5 x 5 centimeter cube-shaped satellite was designed to provide affordable, open-source space technology to support the Kazakhstan Space Agency’s goal of developing an autonomous space program on a limited budget.

Following its development and training phase, the satellite was launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission included the educational payload alongside 21 data transport satellites for the United States Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-07: SpaceX launches Greek-built satellite for Kazakh school

A SpaceX rocket launched from California carrying a Greek-built picosatellite for a school in Kazakhstan and military data transport satellites for the United States.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spacex-launches-greek-built-satellite-for-kazakh-school

### 2026-10-07: Libre Space Foundation develops micro-satellite for Kazakhstan school

The Athens-based Libre Space Foundation has developed a 5cm cube satellite for a school in Kazakhstan, to be launched via SpaceX as part of the country’s developing space program.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/libre-space-foundation-develops-micro-satellite-for-kazakhstan-school

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