Russian company Bureau 1440 has launched a second batch of communications satellites into orbit for Rassvet, Russia’s satellite internet project. On July 21st, it emerged that the project now has 40 satellites in orbit. According to the company, the satellites successfully separated from the launch vehicle and established contact with Mission Control. After completing post-launch […]
A report on Polish TV (TVP World) which included an interview with Major General Michael Traut, the head of Germany’s Space Command, said Moscow may be developing technologies that could allow it to place a nuclear warhead in space. Traut also pointed to recent manoeuvres by Russian Kosmos satellites near ICEYE-36, a radar satellite operated […]
Russia’s Glonass GPS-alike satellite navigation system is being claimed by Russia’s Roscosmos space agency as having sovereignty in the area of navigation. The report came from the Interfax press agency. “It’s important that we have absolute sovereignty in a number of areas. Navigation – the Glonass system. We, the United States and China, which have […]
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off on June 11th, North America will host the world’s biggest footballing tournament before a global audience of more than 6 billion fans. But, while eyes will be glued to the pitch, another hotly contested battle will unfold behind the scenes: a relentless fight between security teams and […]
Audiences will be transported to 1970s Russia on May 22nd with the arrival of new espionage thriller series Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Me Before You) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus). All episodes of the Sky Exclusive series will be available on Sky and steaming service NOW in the UK & […]
Russia has launched 16 low-orbit satellites as Moscow seeks to build a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband network. Russia remains well behind Starlink, which since its first launch of operational satellites in 2019 has grown to more than 10,000 active satellites in orbit. Bureau 1440, the Russian aerospace firm developing a low-Earth-orbit satellite system […]
Eutelsat has ended contracts it had in place on two Russian-owned satellites. Russia’s Express AT1 and AT2 satellites had contracted leases for capacity on these satellites to complement coverage provided by the Eutelsat 36C and 36D satellites located at 36° East. Eutelsat says AT1 has failed at its 56 degrees East position, and AT2 is […]
Russian space vehicles, not for the first time, have approached European satellites and intercepted their communications, officials believe. The risks to Europe’s military and government communications are serious. Recently two satellites have passed dangerously close to some of Europe’s most important geostationary satellites, the FT reported, and lingered nearby for weeks and potentially collecting data […]
Russia’s rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, its Amur vehicle with its recoverable first-stage, is reportedly now unlikely to make its debut flights much before 2030. One comment from Eric Berger, an acknowledged industry expert, suggested that the project, initially announced in a 2020 proposal, is now comically late. Berger said: “This indicates that Russia’s […]
Russian aerospace business Bureau 1440 has admitted it has postponed its initial deployment of 16 high-speed internet satellites. Originally scheduled for late 2025, the launch of the first batch for the Rassvet (‘Dawn’) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation has now been rescheduled for 2026. The delay is attributed to production failures and incomplete assembly of […]