The first launch of the SR Space spacecraft is planned in 2024MOSCOW, November 17.
/tass/. The private Russian company SR Space (formerly Success Rockets) presented a mock-up of a spacecraft for broadband Internet access at the Aeronet-2035 exhibition in Moscow as part of its project to create a multi-satellite system similar to Starlink. This was reported on Thursday by the correspondent of TASS.
The exhibition takes place from November 17 to 27 in the pavilion of the VDNH "Cosmos". "Now there is an objective need for the distribution of broadband satellite Internet. It is necessary for different fields of application: for individuals who are located in different remote regions, unmanned aerial vehicles, their management and various other purposes. The task now is to create such a grouping specifically for the goals and objectives within Russia," Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of SR Space, told TASS.
Currently, the federal project "Sphere" is being implemented in Russia, which involves the launch of communication satellites and remote sensing of the Earth. The program will include five satellite groupings providing telecom services, and five more - surveillance. In total, it is planned to create more than 600 satellites. The first spacecraft within the scope of the Sphere project, Skif-D, was launched into orbit on October 22. According to Roscosmos, with the help of the new satellite, technologies for providing broadband Internet access throughout Russia will be tested.
The first private analogue
The press service of SR Space reported that in the future SR NET should become the first private Russian analogue of the American Starlink system (satellite Internet group operated by SpaceX - approx. TASS). The first launch of the SR NET spacecraft is planned in 2024. "We understand that such a grouping should not be national, but should cover the whole world. Satellites fly all over the world. We have been developing the project for more than a year. Now we are talking about 96 devices that will fly in eight different planes, which will ensure constant Internet access throughout the Russian Federation," Mansurov added.
The SR NET demonstrator will undergo flight tests in orbit for 3-6 months. Based on their results, a decision will be made on the configuration and technical characteristics of the orbital grouping.
"6 antennas with a flat phased array and a parabolic transceiver antenna will be used as a payload on board the SR NET. Communication with the spacecraft in Russia will be carried out in the radio frequency bands in the Ka- and Ku-bands," SR Space noted. The device is planned to be launched into an orbit with a height of about 600 km. The mass of the satellite is 460 kg, the bandwidth is 40 Gbit/s.
Internet of Things
One of the key projects of SR Space is to provide a global satellite broadband connection to provide the Internet of Things service (many physical objects connected to the Internet and exchanging data - approx. TASS) and Internet access for various categories of consumers. First of all, telecom operators and providers, as well as various organizations in the field of providing Internet of Things services, will be able to become users of the new space system of high-speed broadband Internet access.
"The SR NET service can be in demand in various sectors of the economy and used in organizations in the field of oil and gas production, geological exploration and intelligent agriculture, in the transport monitoring service," the company said. Global satellite broadband services are in demand in remote and hard-to-reach areas of Russia, including in the Arctic zone.
