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Russian Starlink rival Rassvet suffers major satellite launch failures

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Russia's attempt to create a domestic rival to Elon Musk's Starlink, known as Rassvet, is facing significant setbacks. The entire second batch of 16 Rassvet satellites failed to reach their intended operational altitude of 870 km, with many settling between 300-400 km. Two of these satellites are already experiencing orbital decay and are falling back to Earth. This follows previous issues with the first batch, where one satellite also failed and only 12 of the 16 reached their target altitudes. AI

IMPACT Failure of Rassvet satellites hinders Russia's ability to establish independent satellite internet connectivity, potentially impacting its operations and information control.

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Russian Starlink rival Rassvet suffers major satellite launch failures

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Russian Starlink rival flounders after entire batch of satellites fails to reach operational altitude — many of the 16 launched hit less than half their 870km target, and two are already falling back to Earth

    The entire second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites have failed to reach their target operational altitudes, according to reports.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Russian Starlink rival flounders after entire batch of satellites fails to reach operational altitude — many of the 16 launched hit less than half their 870km t

    Russian Starlink rival flounders after entire batch of satellites fails to reach operational altitude — many of the 16 launched hit less than half their 870km target, and two are already fallin… The entire second batch of Russian Rassvet satellites have failed to reach their targ…

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