Flash reported on the launch of a batch of Russian satellites that are intended to serve as a counterpart to Starlink
Russia has launched a second batch of satellites for the “Rassvet” system, which is viewed as a future counterpart to the U.S. Starlink satellite network. There are currently about 40 such satellites in orbit, but this is not enough for their effective military use.
This was reported by Sergey Beskrestnov, a special advisor to the President of Ukraine (“Flash”). According to him, the satellites have not yet taken up their designated positions in the orbital constellation, but may do so in the near future.
“It is worth noting that the satellites have not yet taken their places in the orbital constellation, but they can do so quickly,” Beskrestnov noted.
At the same time, he emphasized that the current number of satellites does not allow Russia to fully utilize the system for military purposes.
According to “Flash” estimates, Russia would need to launch at least several hundred satellites into orbit to create a fully operational satellite constellation.
For comparison, he cited the scale of existing global satellite systems. Specifically, the SpaceX network comprises over 15,000 satellites, OneWeb has about 600–700, and the Amazon LEO project has about 400–500 satellites, with plans to expand the constellation to approximately 4,000.
The “Rassvet” system is one of Russia’s projects aimed at creating its own satellite constellation, which in the future could provide communications, data transmission, and other functions similar to those of Starlink. However, according to a Ukrainian expert, Russia still needs to significantly increase the number of satellites in orbit before reaching that level.
Beskrestnov reported this on Telegram.
As a reminder, Flash analyzed the Russian Federation’s nighttime ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv.
The SBU exposed traitors who attempted to register Starlink for the occupiers.
