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The Bureau 1440, a 🇷🇺 Russian private aerospace company, announced on Tuesday the launch of its first 16 Rassvet low-orbit satellites, which are perceived to be a response to the U.S' Starlink.

The spacecraft successfully placed satellites into a reference orbit on Monday and will continue to their target orbit after completing checkout and launching their onboard systems, the Bureau 1440 said in a statement published on Telegram.

"The launch of the first satellites in the target constellation marks the transition from experiments to the creation of a communications service,” the statement said, adding that the team completed the journey in 1,000 days.

The next stage is the deployment of “dozens of launches and hundreds of satellites” in Russia's low-orbit constellation for global communications service, it added.

Rassvet satellites are intended to provide internet access anywhere on Earth, the company said on its official website. There are currently six Bureau 1440 satellites in orbit, launched as part of two experimental missions.

According to the company's plans, the commercial service is scheduled to launch in 2027, by which time it plans to have more than 250 satellites in orbit. By 2035, the constellation could reach 900 satellites, state Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.

"We will respond to Starlink with the Rassvet project [from] Bureau 1440. We will also have low-orbit broadband communications," said Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov in May of last year.

Numerouno94:
Wats the difference then?
Btw, whom are we to blif now? The president of Iran is begging for an end to the war while the foreign minister is saying sometin else.

🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We do not accept a ceasefire. We are seeking an end to the war.

We seek guarantees that such aggressions will not be repeated.

We seek… the payment of compensation for the extent of the damages inflicted on us and on the people of Iran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We do not accept a ceasefire. We are seeking an end to the war.

We seek guarantees that such aggressions will not be repeated.

We seek… the payment of compensation for the extent of the damages inflicted on us and on the people of Iran. pic.twitter.com/hkfW4Rftbg

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 1, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We do not accept deadlines. No one can set deadlines for us.

You cannot speak to the people of Iran with the language of threats and deadlines.

One must speak to the people of Iran with respect.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

We do not accept deadlines. No one can set deadlines for us.

You cannot speak to the people of Iran with the language of threats and deadlines.

One must speak to the people of Iran with respect. pic.twitter.com/iSqymHH3gh

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 1, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There is currently no negotiation between us.

The exchange of messages… is ongoing but it is not a negotiation.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

There is currently no negotiation between us.

The exchange of messages… is ongoing but it is not a negotiation. pic.twitter.com/V4LR2H4sDU

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 1, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

At present there is no ground for negotiation.

Trust is at zero.

There is no trust that negotiation with the United States can lead to results.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

At present there is no ground for negotiation.

Trust is at zero.

There is no trust that negotiation with the United States can lead to results. pic.twitter.com/eJ5E0adXql

— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 1, 2026