Roscosmos General Manager Yuri Borisov said Russia should increase its spacecraft production as the number of 360 satellites planned by 2030 is five times less than India’s. DEA News.
“If we change nothing, by 2030 we will reach a space constellation of about 360 satellites. Seems like a lot compared to today’s 190. But then we will fall from 3.5% of today’s volume of space services on the world market to 0.5%. Today, India, which is seriously behind Russia, will leave us five times behind in terms of the number of satellites, let alone America, Europe and China.
In his opinion, Russia lags far behind the United States and China in terms of satellite production capabilities – the United States produces more than a thousand devices per year, and China – 450, Russia – 42.
Borisov said that by 2030 Roscosmos should reach indicators that will allow the production of a satellite every day, and the orbital constellation should have at least 1,000 or 1,200 devices.
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