The private Russian space company SR Space plans to launch its first spacecraft of the multi-satellite low-orbit broadband Internet access system SR NET in 2024. “It is assumed that SR NET will become the Russian analogue of the Starlink satellite system in the future. The first launch of the SR NET spacecraft is planned in
Yesterday, on February 10, the Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-STB with 34 satellites of the UK company OneWeb was launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage launched from the Guiana Space Centre (GCC) on Thursday and successfully launched another batch of 34 OneWeb satellites into
Thirty-six OneWeb communication satellites launched from the Russian ‘Baikonur’ cosmodrome into target orbits, as reported by the ‘Roscosmos’ State Space Corporation. This number of satellites was launched from Baikonur for the first time. Все 36 спутников связи #OneWeb успешно отделились от разгонного блока «Фрегат» и выведены на целевые орбиты // All 36 @OneWeb communications satellites
The ‘Roscosmos’ State Space Corporation has received the first funds for the implementation of the “Sphere” programme, which will allow Russia to receive the Internet from space. According to the head of the corporation, Dmitry Rogozin, this can be achieved in 2024. As stated, this year, the corporation has already received the first funding for
Russian Foreign Ministry is outraged by the US “hypocrisy” in statements on space security. Russia stressed that the American authorities are well aware, fragments of the defunct satellite destroyed recently in space pose no threat to any space stations, and the destructive test itself was carried out according to international law. On Monday, the US
A meeting of the State Commission took place at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region. The commission reviewed the readiness of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb satellites under Mission 49 and approved its launch at 9.40 am Moscow time today, on October 14, 2021, the press service of
Russian newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) “Orion” can be equipped with a satellite terminal that will allow controlling it from anywhere in the world, as reported by the General Director of the manufacturing company JSC “Kronstadt” Sergey Bogatikov. “At the request of a customer, it is possible to install a satellite terminal on this UAV,
The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 34 British OneWeb communication satellites launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, TASS reports, adding a link to the launch broadcast from the official website of the Roscosmos Russian state space corporation. It is noted that it was the hundredth launch for the upper stage and
A universal satellite platform that will collect and transmit information about the state of power grids and pipelines is being tested in Russia, the press service of the ‘Roscosmos’ State Space Corporation reports. It is noted that the manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment “Impulse” together with the “Gonets” Satellite System company, that is a
Russia is going to launch about 300 civil spacecraft by 2030 to provide global communications and the Internet of things, as stated in the presentation by the First Deputy General Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Space Communications, Alexander Ganin, presented at the International Navigation Forum in Moscow, TASS reports. It is planned that
Communication services of the British company OneWeb will be technically available from the territory of Russia at the end of 2021, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the commercial director of the company in Russia Mikhail Kaigorodov. Mikhail noted that the eighth launch in July as part of the OneWeb programme from the Vostochny cosmodrome
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome took place today, on April 26, 2021, the press service of the ‘Roscosmos’ state space corporation reports. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome at 1.14 am Moscow time. It is noted that all 36 British ‘OneWeb’ satellites have been successfully launched into
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) “Altius” became the first Russian drone equipped with a satellite communication terminal, TASS reports with reference to the chief designer of the project Ilya Matveev. The satellite receiver is located under the UAV’s nose fairing. “This on-board satellite communications terminal was developed in Russia, including for use as part of
