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Samson: Russia is developing a new generation of Internet and communication satellites
11th August, 2022
The company “Reshetnyov”, a subsidiary of the Russian “Roskosmos” Corporation, announced that it has started developing a new generation of satellites intended to provide Internet and communication services.
“The specialists of our company have started work on the Express-RV satellite project, which is intended to provide communication services and cover the Earth’s areas with broadband Internet networks,” a statement issued by the company’s press service said.
The statement indicated that the new Express-RV system will initially include 4 satellites that will operate in elliptical orbits around the Earth, and will be part of the Russian Sphere system, and will contribute to securing communications and Internet services for the Northern Sea Route and Arctic regions, and will also contribute to securing data for ships and media. Public and private transport, and these satellites are supposed to officially enter service by 2026.
Earlier, Roscosmos noted the Sphere system that it intends to develop in space and will include 7 Express-class satellites, 4 new Express-RV satellites, 12 Skif satellites dedicated to securing wide-area Internet networks, 264 Marathon satellites dedicated to the Internet of Things, in addition to 2 Yamal communications satellites, 3 Smotr Earth remote sensing satellites, 84 Berkut-O and Berkut-VD satellites, and 12 Berkut-X and Berkut-XLP satellites. LINK
