SMX 🇺🇸(@iam_smx):Russia is building its own Starlink, called Rassvet, operated by private space company Bureau 1440. Presented to Putin at the Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow on October 28, the project aims to provide affordable, high-speed internet worldwide, including Africa. Rassvet has just over 30 satellites in orbit. Russia plans around 300 by 2028 and 900 by 2035. Putin said Russia stays in close contact with American partners, including Elon Musk, to maintain order in orbit, “despite all the political issues.” Meanwhile, Starlink already has about 11,176 working satellites, roughly 360 times as many. Putin called Rassvet a first step. Elon Musk and SpaceX are already thousands of steps ahead.

2026.10.29 21:01

Russia is building its own Starlink, called Rassvet, operated by private space company Bureau 1440. Presented to Putin at the Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow on October 28, the project aims to provide affordable, high-speed internet worldwide, including Africa. Rassvet has just over 30 satellites in orbit. Russia plans around 300 by 2028 and 900 by 2035. Putin said Russia stays in close contact with American partners, including Elon Musk, to maintain order in orbit, “despite all the political issues.” Meanwhile, Starlink already has about 11,176 working satellites, roughly 360 times as many. Putin called Rassvet a first step. Elon Musk and SpaceX are already thousands of steps ahead.

SMX 🇺🇸@iam_smx

2026.10.29 19:53

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk “a genius, a real genius” while touring an exhibition at the Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow. During the tour, Russia’s digital minister presented Rassvet, essentially Russia’s version of SpaceX’s Starlink, with just over 30 satellites in orbit. Putin said Russia maintains close contact with its American partners, including Elon Musk, to ensure discipline and order in orbit, “despite all the political issues.” More than 5,000 satellites on one side, just over 30 on the other. Even the Kremlin recognizes the extraordinary scale of what Elon Musk and SpaceX have accomplished.