«Russian Starlink» in Orbit? BUREAU 1440 Launches 16 Satellites in 1000 Days

2026/03/25, 00:01
A historic event for Russian cosmonautics! On March 23 at 20:24 Moscow time, the first batch launch of 16 BUREAU 1440 spacecraft—Russian broadband internet satellites—took place successfully.

The satellites successfully separated from the launch vehicle on the parking orbit and are now under control of BUREAU 1440's Mission Control Center. Currently, onboard systems are being checked, and maneuvers to the target orbit are underway.

The launch marks the transition from experiments to creating a full-fledged communication service. The BUREAU 1440 team has gone from test apparatus to serial satellites in 1000 days—less than three years!

Ahead is a large-scale program: dozens of launches and hundreds of satellites in the Russian low-Earth orbit constellation. The goal is global coverage with high-speed internet, independent of Western analogs.

BUREAU 1440 is developing "Rassvet"—Russia's domestic answer to Starlink. By 2027, 292 satellites are planned; by 2035, over 900 spacecraft. The project has been included in the national "Space" project.

Russian space is accelerating. A private company of IKS Holding has proven: we can build our own world-class satellite constellation. Investments—400 billion rubles.

Satellite internet will change the country's life. Internet access will appear in trains, airplanes, ships, and remote areas. Russia is becoming a technological leader.

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