Russia plans to deploy over 2,000 orbital satellites by 2036

MOSCOW. Oct 26 (Interfax) - Over 2,000 spacecraft are expected to be put into near-Earth orbit by 2036, materials provided for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation said.

The Russian aerospace industry is currently shifting to the conveyor assembly of satellites, and "issues around technological restructuring of enterprises, changes in cooperation chains, personnel training, as well as a review of manufacturing technologies and supplies of components are being resolved," the materials said.

"The implementation of these and other measures will make it possible to deploy over 2,000 new spacecraft of different types in various orbits by 2036," the materials said.

It is reported that a conveyor production facility for Marafon-IoT data transmission satellites, part of the Sfera telecommunication project, will be built on the premises of Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems in Krasnoyarsk Territory. NPO Lavochkin, in turn, is developing a project for the stream production of Berkut small remote sensing satellites as part of the Sfera project.

"The newly established production lines will create up to 2,000 highly qualified jobs, each of which will provide eight to nine jobs in sectors such as IT and microelectronics," the materials said.

The constellation of Russian satellites in orbit totals 225 spacecraft, Roscosmos CEO Yury Borisov said on June 30.

The space industry should switch to conveyor production of satellites, with the required pace of one spacecraft per day, Borisov said in October 2022. Russia stands ready to adopt the experience of other countries in this field, including China, he said.