Russland bekommt seinen eigenen SpaceX-Rivalen, das Raumfahrtunternehmen Bureau 1440 startet 16 Breitband-Internetsatelliten – The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/russia-gets-its-own-spacex-rival-bureau-1440-space-company-launches-16-broadband-internet-satellites/articleshow/129771942.cms
7 Kommentare
On the top of the tank turret?
16 whole satellites????? Shiver me timbers
Article doesn’t mention planned total size of constellation, minimal functional size, when it plans to be in service, what altitude it orbits at etc. Completely useless.
Also this sounds strange:
> The report noted that the spacecraft will integrate a 5G NTN communications system, an upgraded power supply system, next-generation satellite-to-satellite laser communication terminals, and a plasma propulsion unit.
Are these current capabilities or not („will integrate“?)
The loss of Starlink hit them hard. They were making very cheap, long-range drones that packed a punch and hit targets accurately. Logically, Starlink did what any US based company would do: they disabled all Starlink terminals in Ukraine and Russia and made only registered Starlinks operate in the area, with Ukraine handling the registrations. Ukraine then copied that drone design and started hitting air defense targets, including radars, with them. So they quickly began building capacity, and I would expect them to launch a few hundred more pretty soon if they plan to win the war.
They’ll be twice as successful as Entertainment 7wenty!
My guess is that there was some type of deal where if they’re cut off from starlink someone would help them to setup their own similar system.
Its crazy they were in starlink till recently. Shows to me money is the main motivator here.
Until Russia or someone it’s connected to develops a reusable launcher this constellation is going nowhere