SpaceX’s Starlink satellites operate in low-Earth orbit and also use inter-satellite laser links to pass data between one another. This allows it to offer broad internet coverage around the world. Russia has been banned from using Starlink, though reports suggest that Russian forces are getting the company’s terminals through a complex black market and bringing them to the Ukrainian battlefield at scale.The Russia-based company, formerly known as MegaFon 1440, announced its plan to investthe equivalent of $76 million in the development of a satellite data transmission system in 2020. The company is one of several developing global high-speed internet access through satellite constellations in low Earth orbit. Is Russia getting ahead of America ?
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