Russia seeks to build its own Starlink rival but is falling behind schedule
Photo: Oleh Apostol, commander of the Airborne Forces (facebook.com/uaairborne)
Russia will continue its attempts to deploy its own satellite communications system similar to Starlink. But implementing this project will likely take longer than the Russians had planned, according to Airborne Forces Commander Oleh Apostol.
Responding to a question about the prospects for the Russian satellite system, he noted that the aggressor country is facing technological difficulties in implementing the project.
But he does not rule out that the Russians will eventually succeed in achieving their goal.
“I think it’s a matter of time. They’ll push it through. Not as quickly as they would have liked,” Apostol emphasized.
Reuters reported that Russia is already using its own Rassvet satellite system for military communications over Ukraine.
The Russian Rassvet project was launched on July 19 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome as part of the second batch. In September, it was reported that this batch failed to reach the required altitude.
To find out who is behind the creation of the Russian Starlink analogue and what its weaknesses are, read the article on RBC-Ukraine.
