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Two "Rassvet" satellites - No.17 and No.23 - which Russia launched into orbit in July this year, are rapidly losing altitude. This was reported by the Telegram channel Ukraine context, which is considered close to the Head of the President’s Office, former head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov.
"They are currently in orbits at altitudes of about 240–260 km and continue to descend at a rate of up to 1,6 km per day. If the Russians fail to correct their orbits, the satellites will simply burn up in the atmosphere," the report says.
This information is also confirmed by Clash Report. The outlet specified that spacecraft No.17 is at about 245 km and is descending at roughly 1,7 km per day, and reminded that one of the satellites from the previous March batch already burned up in the atmosphere in June.
It is noted that most of the satellites normally climb to the target orbit of 500–540 km, but due to recurring failures in the propulsion systems on some spacecraft, the process is progressing slowly.
"Coverage is currently provided only during short daily intervals, not as a continuous service; the timeline for achieving the project's commercial goals has been postponed by at least 2027 year," Clash Report writes.
Russian "Rassvet": latest news
As UNIAN reported, in September Russia boasted that it had used the "Rassvet" satellites to provide communications for the first time. As Ella Pamfilova, chair of the Russian Central Election Commission, said, electronic voting was carried out at a remote polling station in the Arctic. Satellites from the Russian company "BUREAU 1440", which is responsible for the development and deployment of the "Rassvet" satellite constellation, were used.
Military-political analyst of the Information Resistance group, Oleksandr Kovalenko, noted that "Rassvet" is a failure by a whole range of indicators. Among the main factors are corruption, lack of technical and technological base to ensure quality project execution, and limited capabilities and intellectual potential.
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