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Deep & Emerging Tech·August 27, 2026·1 min read

Russia's bid to launch a Starlink rival is falling embarrassingly short — 'Rassvet' is losing satellites faster than it can build them

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Rassvet’s deployment struggles underline how hard it is to replicate Starlink’s vertically integrated machine—launch cadence, manufacturing, and ground infra all have to work. If your product assumes global, low-latency broadband, plan for asymmetric coverage and reliability by provider and region well into the late 2020s.