Russia's bid to launch a Starlink rival is falling embarrassingly short — 'Rassvet' is losing satellites faster than it can build them

Some Rassvet satellites remain dangerously low after failing to raise their orbitsOne Rassvet spacecraft has already fallen from orbit and reentered Earth's atmosphereTwo newer satellites have shown no observed orbital-raising maneuvers since July 2026Moscow's push to field its own broadband satellite network is running into some technical and...