Skif-D satellite .. Russian satellite Internet will soon cover the Earth
The Russian "Reshenyov" Corporation announced its endeavor to operate the Skif-D satellite on October 22, along with 3 other Gonets-M satellites, to provide Internet services to the Earth.
In this context, the director of the Foundation, Yevgeny Nesterov, said: “Soon the equipment of the Skif-D satellite, the first satellite dedicated to providing Internet services launched by Russia in the framework of the Sphere project, will be operational.”
Nesterov pointed out that Russia had sent these satellites into Earth's orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Roscosmos seeks to develop the Sphere system, which will include 7 Express-class satellites, 4 new Express-RV satellites, 12 Skif satellites dedicated to securing broadband Internet networks, 264 Marathon satellites dedicated to the Internet of Things, in addition to two communication satellites. of the Yamal class, 3 Smotr Earth remote sensing satellites, 84 Berkut-O and Berkut-VD satellites, and 12 Berkut-X and Berkut-XLP satellites.
