Borisov spoke about the production of satellites for the Russian constellation

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MOSCOW, December 26 The Russian orbital constellation will consist of approximately 1,700 satellites by 2030, 40% of them will be made by private owners, the general director of Roscosmos said Yuri Borisov in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
«They (private companies — ed.) plan to replenish the constellation by about 40% of the planned volume by 2030, this is about 600 satellites. And together with “If we implement our plans, the constellation will already consist of about 1,700-plus satellites,” Borisov said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
He clarified that private companies specialize in creating telecommunications satellites , as well as Earth remote sensing devices.

Borisov explained that the state corporation will receive applications from private companies, include them in the all-Russian orbital constellation, agree on the main parameters, and enter into contracts for the purchase of services that will be provided by private satellites .

According to the head of the state corporation, while private companies are at the start-up stage, it is difficult for them to attract extra-budgetary funding, so the state will provide them with assistance at the initial stage, possibly in the form of subsidized loans, as well as the creation of various preferences.