--- title: Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected description: Ukrainian military intelligence reports Russia is deploying its Rassvet satellite internet constellation significantly faster than Western analysts predicted.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected | daily.dev og:description: Ukrainian military intelligence reports Russia is deploying its Rassvet satellite internet constellation significantly faster than Western analysts predicted.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iSEfIy5Dx.png og:image:alt: Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ukrainian military intelligence reports Russia is deploying its Rassvet satellite internet constellation significantly faster than Western analysts predicted. Currently at 16 satellites, Russia plans to reach 292 by 2027 and 924 by 2035, eventually mirroring Starlink's capabilities for battlefield communications and drone operations. Russian forces previously relied on grey-market Starlink terminals until SpaceX disabled them. Ukraine's GUR is already discussing countermeasures. Separately, Russia has exceeded its 2026 missile production targets by 10-20% and holds an estimated 130 Iskander-M ballistic missiles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many satellites does Russia's Rassvet satellite system currently have and what are its expansion plans? Russia's Rassvet system currently has 16 satellites and can only operate intermittently as individual satellites pass over Ukrainian territory. Russia plans to expand to a constellation of 292 satellites by 2027 and 924 by 2035, at which point the system would function similarly to Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. _Developers and analysts tracking satellite tech developments follow stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Russia readies a smaller Starlink, and a 2027 deadline it keeps moving](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-readies-a-smaller-starlink-and-a-2027-deadline-it-keeps-moving-3jody4qde) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Russia tries to jam Starlink to counter Ukraine’s long-range drones](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-tries-to-jam-starlink-to-counter-ukraine-s-long-range-drones-9aifgrccx) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Iran takes on Starlink in high-stakes bid to silence dissent](https://daily.dev/posts/iran-takes-on-starlink-in-high-stakes-bid-to-silence-dissent-lfwpxsykw) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more Starlink satellites - for 100x the bandwidth](https://daily.dev/posts/spacex-wants-to-launch-100-000-more-starlink-satellites---for-100x-the-bandwidth-ausq1q4cy) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T05:18:15.822Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T05:18:37.037Z","description":"Ukrainian military intelligence reports Russia is deploying its Rassvet satellite internet constellation significantly faster than Western analysts predicted....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7477d7a646b1db1611740d50b55d412e?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7477d7a646b1db1611740d50b55d412e?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCentral","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCentral","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--RsqLDZrL--/f_auto/v1717745297/logos/techcentral","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"spacex","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCentral","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Russia building its own Starlink – and faster than expected"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected-isefiy5dx#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How many satellites does Russia's Rassvet satellite system currently have and what are its expansion plans?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Russia's Rassvet system currently has 16 satellites and can only operate intermittently as individual satellites pass over Ukrainian territory. 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