{"id":1465074,"date":"2026-11-13T12:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rassvet-satellites-fail-to-reach-target-orbit-will-russia-be-able-to-create-its-own-starlink\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:41:14","slug":"rassvet-satellites-fail-to-reach-target-orbit-will-russia-be-able-to-create-its-own-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/rassvet-satellites-fail-to-reach-target-orbit-will-russia-be-able-to-create-its-own-starlink\/","title":{"rendered":"Rassvet satellites fail to reach target orbit: will Russia be able to create its own Starlink?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia has faced technical problems during the deployment of its Rassvet satellite communications system, which it is positioning as a Starlink analogue. None of its satellites reached the planned altitude of 800 kilometers, and a third launch, scheduled for 2026, was previously canceled or postponed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported<\/a> by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

According to the GUR, Russia launched satellites into orbit in two batches \u2014 on March 23 and July 19, 2026. Two devices have already left orbit, and 26 have taken a stable position at an altitude of approximately 500\u2013520 kilometers. The others are continuing their maneuvers.<\/p>\n

Despite the difficulties, Moscow is not giving up on its ambitious plans. By the end of the year, it expected to increase its satellite constellation to 47\u201348 devices, and in 2027 it plans to launch another 240. By 2035, it wants to increase the number of satellites to 924.<\/p>\n

One of the problems with the project remains its dependence on foreign technology. In particular, Russia uses Chinese electronic components for antennas, ground stations, and subscriber terminals. At least 46 Russian and three Belarusian companies are involved in the development and production.<\/p>\n

In September, the Russians completed testing of the Ultra terminal. According to the stated characteristics, it can provide download speeds of up to 650 Mbps and operate while driving at speeds of up to 250 km\/h. By the end of the year, they plan to hand over about a thousand such devices to customers.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Russia is preparing new modifications of terminals for operation on land, water, and in the air. Their development is planned to be completed in 2027\u20132028.<\/p>\n

Recall that the Russian company Bureau 1440, which is developing the Rassvet satellite system, has presented three models of subscriber terminals<\/a> . According to their characteristics, they should be analogues of various Starlink devices.<\/p>\n

As reported, two Russian communications satellites, Rassvet No. 17 and No. 23, launched into orbit in July of this year, have begun to rapidly lose altitude.<\/a> If Russia cannot correct their orbits, the devices could burn up in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

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Russia has faced technical problems during the deployment of its Rassvet satellite communications system, which it is positioning as a Starlink analogue. None of its satellites reached the planned altitude of 800 kilometers, and a third launch, scheduled for 2026, was previously canceled or postponed. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1465056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76874],"class_list":["post-1465074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1465074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1465056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1465074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}