Head of Roscosmos Rogozin: “Sphere” will allow the Russian Federation to get the Internet from space in 2024 
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin predicted the timing of the emergence of the Internet from space in Russia. He noted that the Sphere program will allow him to receive it in 2024, TASS reports.
According to the general director of the state corporation, the first funds have already been received under the program for the formation of a scientific and technical reserve. In 2022, another seven billion rubles will be allocated to Sphere.
“These funds will be used to create two flight prototypes of the Skif (Internet) and Marathon (Internet of Things) spacecraft. ” Express-RV “, which is paid by the Ministry of Digital Science.
In September it became known that the production of the first satellite of the Skif system had begun in Russia, which, like its competitors Starlink and OneWeb, is intended for broadband Internet access. It is noted that “Skif” will become part of the multifunctional satellite system “Sphere”. According to the plans, the Skif system will include 12 spacecraft located in orbit at an altitude of 8070 kilometers.