Russia's Starlink Rival Could Erode Ukraine's Communications Edge as Moscow Ramps Up Satellite Deployment
Ukraine says Russia has launched about 40 Rassvet satellites since March and plans a network that could restore battlefield communications.
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Russia has stepped up efforts to deploy a satellite internet system that competes with SpaceX's Starlink network.
Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Russia's Starlink Rival
Ukraine is watching a new Russian satellite project with growing concern. Maj. Gen. Vadym Skibitskiy, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official, says Moscow is rapidly deploying "Rassvet," or "Dawn," a low-orbit internet system meant to mirror SpaceX's Starlink—and potentially restore the communications edge Ukraine helped erase earlier this year, Politico...
DECRYPTAGE - With no access to the communication constellation on Ukrainian territory, Russia is accelerating the development of an alternative solution.
According to a British space systems engineer, the deployment of a standard network in near-Earth orbit will expand communication capabilities for Russian troops
Russia is accelerating construction of the Rassvet constellation, intended to be its own response to Starlink. The system is currently significantly smaller than SpaceX's network, but it could provide the Russian military with sovereign communications, support command and control of drones, and limit Ukraine's advantage. The article, "Russia is building its own Starlink to deny Ukraine its advantage," comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.
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