Russia's Starlink Rival Satellite Fails After Launch

Russia's new Rassvet constellation, intended as a rival to Starlink, experienced a setback when one of its first satellites failed. The satellite reportedly fell after launch.

9 Jun, 10:59 — 9 Jun, 10:59

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Russia loses one of the satellites in its Rassvet constellation, billed as a Starlink rival

The Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440 has lost one of the 16 production satellites it launched into orbit in March 2026, according to spacecraft monitoring websites, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported.

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Russia's Starlink Rival Satellite Fails After Launch

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Russia loses one of the satellites in its Rassvet constellation, billed as a Starlink rival

Rusi razvili zamjenu za Starlink. Jedan od prvih satelita pao

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