Russia Having Difficulties Creating Its Own Version of Starlink System, Says Think Tank Report
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The Russian Rassvet project has encountered further difficulties. The second series of satellites reportedly failed to reach their target orbit. Rassvet is intended as a response to Elon Musk's Starlink system.
Russia having difficulties creating its own version of Starlink system, says think tank report
Russian satellites are failing to reach the required altitudes to create its own version of SpaceX's Starlink system, the Institute for the Study of War said this week.
According to data from the space object tracking service N2YO, cited by the ISW, none of the 16 Rasswiet satellites launched on July 19 reached the planned orbit. Most of them remain at altitudes between 300 and 400 km, while the target ceiling is 870 km. At least two objects are expected to gradually lower their orbit and head towards the Earth's atmosphere. ISW analysts assess that Russia is trying to hastily develop the Rasswiet constellation…
According to official data, none of the 16 Rasvet satellites (the Russian equivalent of Starlink) launched on July 19 had reached their operational orbit as of August 31, De Re Militari reported. Most of the apparatuses remain at an altitude of 300—400 km, some of them are already losing altitude, and at least two satellites are moving towards entering the atmosphere. Although it accelerated the creation of this system after the termination of R…
The second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites, which Moscow says are its equivalent of Starlink, failed to reach the required altitude in space, according to a report by the Institute for War Studies (ISW).
The second batch of Russian satellites “Sunrise”, which are to become an analogue of Starlink, did not reach the planned working heights. As of August 31, none of the 16 devices launched on July 19 had reached an altitude of 550 km. This is reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to the satellite tracker N2YO, some of the satellites are at an altitude of 300-400 km and are gradually decreasing. At least two can enter the…
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