Russia loses one of the satellites in its Rassvet constellation, billed as a Starlink rival Bureau 1440, a Russian aerospace company, has lost one of the 16 production satellites launched in March 2026 as part of its Rassvet orbital communications constellation. This constellation is intended to be a Russian analogue to Starlink, aiming to provide high-speed broadband data transmission. The project is funded by the national “Data Economy” program, with significant investment from both the federal budget and the company’s own resources.

• Bureau 1440 lost one satellite from its Rassvet constellation, launched in March 2026.
• The Rassvet constellation is a Russian project intended to compete with Starlink.
• 15 of the 16 initial production satellites and experimental spacecraft remain in orbit.
• The full constellation is planned to consist of 292 satellites by the end of 2030, with a total of 383 planned.
• The project is financed under the national “Data Economy” program with government and company funds.