Russia has announced the launch of 16 low-orbit satellites, signalling its ambition to create a competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink network.
The aerospace firm Bureau 1440, which is developing a low-Earth-orbit system for global broadband data, confirmed it deployed its initial batch of operational satellites on
Monday.
Despite this step, Russia remains significantly behind
Starlink, which has amassed over 10,000 satellites in orbit since its first operational launch in 2019.
The Russian government has earmarked 102.8 billion rubles ($1.26 billion) for its development
www.independent.co.uk
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