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Russia's Space Chief Promises an Analogue for Musk's Starlink Soon
Russia developing Starlink rival at 'rapid pace,' space chief says
Russia will soon have a rival to Elon Musk's satellite internet service Starlink, as it tries to shift away from outdated thinking that has allowed SpaceX to win the crown of satellite dominance, Russia's space chief said on Wednesday.
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Russia to Launch Starlink Rival Later This Year, Roscosmos Chief Says
Russia’s space agency plans to launch its first batch of satellite internet terminals later this year in a bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink network, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov said Thursday. “The first launch is scheduled for the end of this year,” Bakanov told the state-run TASS news agency, adding that the mission would carry 16 satellites. “Just like how Starlink was deployed.” The Rassvet low-orbit satellites, developed by Russian aeros…
The development of a domestic analogy of the Starlink satellite system will dramatically enhance the operational capabilities of Russian troops in the area of military operations, and according to Info24, an expert in the space industry, Dmitry Konanovin, will provide the Russian Armed Forces with a qualitatively new level of communication that is resistant to modern radio electronic warfare.
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