Russia is rolling out its Rassvet satellite system – effectively the Russian answer to Starlink – significantly faster than its plans envisaged.
Source: Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, (DIU) in an interview with RBC-Ukraine
Quote: "Moscow is rolling out the Rassvet satellite system – effectively Russia's answer to Starlink. And they have begun deploying it much faster than their plans envisaged."
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Details: Skibitskyi noted that Russia already placed 16 satellites into low Earth orbit in March 2026, with further launches planned to create a constellation totalling 292 satellites by 2027 and expanding to 924 satellites by 2035.
