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Rassvet Satellite Internet Project

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Russia

Source: The Kyiv Independent

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Planned

Russia is developing a $5 billion alternative to the Starlink satellite internet service, named Rassvet. The project is backed by Roscosmos and aims to challenge SpaceX's Starlink. It involves launching 292 new satellites into orbit by 2030, with a total of 383 satellites including 91 replacements for potential failures. The project is carried out by a private space company called Bureau 1440. Rus

Status
Prospective
Sector
Telecommunications, Commercial, Broadband, Government
Location
Russia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Kyiv Independent

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The project “Rassvet Satellite Internet Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in Russia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Kyiv Independent.

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Russia is developing a $5 billion alternative to the Starlink satellite internet service, named Rassvet. The project is backed by Roscosmos and aims to challenge SpaceX's Starlink. It involves launching 292 new satellites into orbit by 2030, with a total of 383 satellites including 91 replacements for potential failures. The project is carried out by a private space company called Bureau 1440. Russia plans to increase household access to high-speed broadband internet to 97% by 2030 and 99% by 2036, with deployment starting in December 2025.

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Telecommunications

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Russia

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The Kyiv Independent

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Telecommunications, Commercial, Broadband, Government

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2025-09-22

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