All 16 Latest Rassvet Satellites Remain Below Intended Orbit, Risking Network Delays
All 16 satellites in the latest Rassvet broadband batch remained substantially below their originally stated operating orbit as of September…
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Russia’s Rassvet Loses One Satellite as Two More Drift Toward Reentry
One spacecraft in Russia’s planned Rassvet broadband network has already reentered the atmosphere, and two more remain in low, decaying…
FCC Clears Xona’s 258-Satellite Navigation Plan but Initially Limits Deployment to 16
Xona Space Systems now has federal spectrum authority for a planned 258-satellite navigation constellation, but it does not yet have…
Ukraine Says Russia Accelerates Rassvet Toward 292 Satellites for Persistent Coverage
Sixteen satellites are not enough to make Russia’s Rassvet broadband network continuously available. A proposed 292 could substantially change that…