Russian ‘Starlink Rival’ established with 16 satellites launched, aims for 900 by 2035 — commercial operation to begin next year with 250 sputniks from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2026-03-25 10:00 (#74FSE) Russia has began to deliver on its plans to establish a domestic state-funded rival to Elon Musk's Starlink, dubbed Rassvet.