Russia using own version of Starlink for military comms over Ukraine, Kyiv says
- Russia is using the Rassvet satellite system over Ukrainian territory for military purposes, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported. Spokesman Andrii Yusov said the constellation provides intermittent communication allowing Russian forces to adjust attack drone flight paths in real time.
- Previously relying on grey-market Starlink terminals, Russian forces lost access after Kyiv successfully lobbied SpaceX to disable them earlier this year. This loss prompted Moscow to accelerate development of Rassvet, designed to rival Elon Musk's Starlink network.
- Mykola Zientsev, a Kyiv-based security expert, stated that Rassvet already impacts precision strikes by providing Russia two daily communication windows lasting over an hour. Ukraine also claims Russia is developing this Starlink analogue using Chinese components.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions last week on 10 companies developing Rassvet, including Bureau 1440, the project coordinator. Denys Sienik, Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in Washington, urged the U.S. government to impose its own sanctions on the firms involved.
- Bureau 1440 aims to create a constellation of more than 900 satellites by 2035 to establish a full low-orbit communications system. Moscow plans more Rassvet launches by the end of 2026 to expand geographic coverage.
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Russia's Security Council has called for the rapid development of satellites that will compete with Starlink. They warn that Elon Musk's network could be used to destabilize states around the world. The post Russian race to develop rival system to Elon Musk's Starlink appeared first on in.gr.
Moscow uses its new satellite system for the first time militarily over Ukraine. Starlink remains "critical" and "essential" for Kiev.
Satellites are crucial in modern drone warfare. But while Elon Musk's company Starlink has roughly 11,000 in orbit around the Earth, Europe can only field a few hundred to counter. How can this gap be closed?
Moscow aspires to deploy more than 900 satellites before 2035. A network still far from the dimensions of Starlink, 10,000 satellites. More information: The importance of satellites in current and future conflicts
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia is already using the new satellite network “Rasvet”, which is served as an analogue of Starlink, for military communication over Ukraine. It is about the intention to increase the accuracy of drones and make them less vulnerable to the means of REB.
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