Overview

• Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov said Bureau 1440’s low‑Earth‑orbit network is progressing rapidly after on‑orbit tests led to production updates.
• The first deployment is slated to launch at the end of 2025 with 16 satellites, according to statements previously reported by TASS.
• Bureau 1440 projects roughly 250 commercial satellites by 2027 and more than 900 by 2035, though these figures are company targets rather than independently verified.
• Bakanov acknowledged the sector has fallen behind and said he plans to draw in younger engineers and scientists to revitalize Russia’s space program.
• Russia’s push follows Ukraine’s heavy reliance on SpaceX’s Starlink service, underscored this week by a brief global outage that affected frontline communications.