Russia to have 9 new military satellites by 2020

The throughput capacity of Russia’s military satellite communications system will quadruple by 2020 due to the replenishment of the orbital group with nine spacecraft, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Maj.-Gen. Khalil Arslanov said.
“The orbital group of military-purpose communications satellites will be replenished with nine modern spacecraft by 2020,” Arslanov, who is also head of the Russian armed forces’ Main Communications Department, said.
Arslanov said the data transfer speed will grow to 8 megabits per second, and up to 100 Mbit/s on some directions.
On Monday, Russia’s Signal Troops mark their 95th anniversary.