Chernyshenko: By 2030, all of Russia to the Far East will be equipped with communication sources

Thanks to domestic developments in satellite communication systems, by 2030 the entire territory of Russia, including the Arctic and the Far East, should be equipped with modern communication sources. About this, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko said during the first video communication session in Russia using domestic low-orbit spacecraft with an area without cellular network coverage.

The connection was established between the flight control center of Bureau 1440 LLC in Moscow and Mount Fisht in Adygea, which is outside the service area of ​​traditional communication services.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted that such domestic developments will allow the development of hard-to-reach territories.

“So, in Adygea, with which we have established contact today, a year-round resort “Lagonaki” will be created with a fund of almost 700 rooms and an annual tourist and excursion flow of about 500,000 people. A stable connection will provide a quality and safe vacation for tourists there,” Chernyshenko said.

Eliminating the digital divide is a priority for the government, Chernyshenko recalled. As part of its implementation, “connectivity of remote territories is ensured, they are being connected to backbone networks”. However, in some cases, only satellite communications is the only way to transmit information when other communication networks are not available, and their creation is not economically feasible.

“In the future, the satellite constellation, being a direct analogue of Starlink, will be able to provide communication services in other countries of the world,” Chernyshenko said.

On June 27, from the Vostochny cosmodrome into orbit were withdrawn three communication spacecraft as part of the test mission Rassvet-1 of the Bureau 1440 company. As specified in the bureau, its goal is to create a commercial broadband data transmission service at high speeds with minimal delays using low-orbit satellites.

By data Government of the Russian Federation, since 2025 it is planned to launch 10-12 rockets per year into orbit, each of which can hold about 15 satellites. By 2035, there are plans to create and launch into orbit more than 900 low-orbit domestic satellites. “The development of a constellation of low-orbit spacecraft will ensure uniform coverage of broadband data transmission even in hard-to-reach places, and will also give impetus to the development of new generations of communications,” the government said.