Russian Federation wants to have 2600 satellites in orbit by 2036: How real is it

The current rate of satellite production in the Russian Federation is 15 units per month. The industry is highly dependent on Western high technologies. Roscosmos chairman Yuriy Borisov stated that the Russian Federation aims to have about 2600 satellites in orbit by 2036. Defense News explained how real the target was. The Russians plan to launch in the orbit of the sphere, which will provide satellite internet as American Starlink or British Oneweb.

Initially, the Russian Federation wanted to have more than 600 such "areas", but due to budget restrictions, the target is currently 360 satellites. But then their number should be increased to a minimum of 1200. In total, the Kremlin wants to produce about 250 different satellites a year to reach a target of 2600 orbital objects. However, they currently produce about 15 satellites with the ability to bring this number to 40 per year.

Pavel Luzin, Space Expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, says that the goal of Roscosmos is unreal. "All serious satellites that Russia launched since 2022 were made with Western electronics. It was purchased no later than the mid-2010s, until the first sanctions," Luzin explained.

Therefore, he believes that the absolute dependence of the Russian Federation on the west in the construction of satellites will not allow Moscow to start producing 250 high quality products a year in a few years. Luzin is convinced that the Russian Federation can find some components in the world market, but this will be enough for the production of several satellites, but not exactly for large production production. The publication also turned to Denis Banchenko, a former Roscosmos employee.