Ukraine Exposes 49 Firms Building Rassvet Constellation, Russia's Military Starlink Rival
Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence published information on 49 Russian and Belarusian organisations involved in Rassvet, Russia’s planned low-Earth-orbit broadband satellite communications network. Bureau 1440, part of X Holding, leads the project, whose supply chain includes electronics producers, research institutes, Roscosmos entities and defence-ministry-linked organisations. The disclosed architecture comprises satellites, ground-control infrastructure, gateway stations and terminals for fixed and mobile users, with Ukrainian intelligence identifying intended military command, drone-control and targeting applications. The agency said 23 listed organisations remained unsanctioned by coalition countries, while its description of future military integration represents an intelligence assessment rather than confirmation of full network deployment.