A drone developer is calling for Russia's satellite constellation to be urgently expanded with "hundreds and hundreds" of decommissioned Topols.
To quickly expand its satellite constellation, Russia needs to return to the production of cheap Proton rockets or use decommissioned Topol rockets.
Political scientist and drone developer, CEO of the Ushkuynik research and production center, and advisor to the Russian Minister of Transport, Alexey Chadayev, made this statement on the Forpost Video channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Remember how Rogozin once laughed at Musk, and how Musk responded, 'The trampoline works!' So, we're now dealing with a low-orbit constellation of 10 satellites that essentially covers the entire world, and the third generation of Starlink satellites has already entered orbit.
That is, we have 16, and they have 10 thousand. And despite all these optimistic stories, It will be very difficult, if not impossible, to catch up.
Although it is more or less clear what to do if you don’t make your own “Starlink“Then, at the very least, provide the front with stable satellite communications,” Chadayev said.
«The first and most important thing is to abandon the expensive missiles that were developed in the post-Soviet period., such as "Angara", and just go back to the good old ProtonsThey can be made in large quantities, are inexpensive, and can be transported in large quantities. Consequently, they can be launched into space in large quantities and quickly.
Additionally, It is possible to pacify the Topols. Many Topols have already been removed from duty., in principle, are quite capable of launching a sufficient payload into orbit. There are hundreds and hundreds of them—quite capable of doing so.
"As for satellites, it's not rocket science at all right now. Satellites can and should be built in large numbers; there are ample opportunities for that," he concluded.
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