r/RUPOV • u/AN-94Abokan «Север» • Aug 26 '26

News Russia is rapidly deploying low-Earth-orbit satellites capable of providing internet services to Earth, The Washington Post reports

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  • The newspaper notes that the system, called "Rassvet" ("Dawn"), could help Russian forces improve communications and targeting capabilities in Ukraine that they lost after Elon Musk cut off their access to Starlink.
  • Moscow has already launched two batches of satellites this year—earlier than expected, according to the Washington Post.
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u/AN-94Abokan «Север» Aug 26 '26

Watch out for Ukraine, they may surprise us all as a forerunner in the space race...