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Russia's Rassvet satellite constellation loses first spacecraft

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Russia's new Rassvet broadband satellite constellation has lost its first satellite, Object 4, which deorbited approximately two months after its March 23rd launch. This satellite failed to perform any orbit-raising maneuvers and decayed from its initial parking orbit. While 15 other satellites from the same batch remain operational and are climbing to their target altitudes, the incident raises questions about the propulsion systems and ground control for the Rassvet network, which aims to compete with Starlink. AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Russia’s new ‘Starlink‑Style’ Rassvet fleet loses its first satellite after weeks — Object 4 drops out of orbit but 15 others remain

    Object 4, one of 16 satellites in the first operational batch of Russia's Rassvet broadband network, re-entered Earth's atmosphere on approximately June 6th.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Russia’s new ‘Starlink‑Style’ Rassvet fleet loses its first satellite after weeks — Object 4 drops out of orbit but 15 others remain Object 4, one of 16 satelli

    Russia’s new ‘Starlink‑Style’ Rassvet fleet loses its first satellite after weeks — Object 4 drops out of orbit but 15 others remain Object 4, one of 16 satellites in the first operational batch of Russia's Rassvet broadband network, re-entered Earth's atmosphere on approximately…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/russias-rassvet-conste… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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