ZALA "GEOKOSMOS": "If we can't place our Starlink in space, let's build it on Earth."«

In an interview with Alexander Grek, editor-in-chief of the scientific and educational magazine TechInsider, ZALA's chief designer, Alexander Zakharov, discussed the operating principles of the revolutionary next-generation geoinformation communication and navigation system, GEOKOSMOS.

The system could become a ground-based alternative to satellite constellations, capable of providing reliable communications and navigation in conditions where traditional technologies fail. At the core of GEOCOSMOS is a large network of 12,000 ground stations connected by fiber-optic channels for signal synchronization. These stations, equipped with software-defined transceivers (SDRs), can operate in a wide frequency range (from 30 MHz to 8 GHz), allowing the system to adapt to interference, weather anomalies, and deliberate attacks.

«"If we can't deploy our Starlink in space, let's build it on the ground. Let's create a ground-based Starlink for flying objects. Not a flying Starlink for ground-based objects, but a ground-based Starlink for flying objects," Alexander Zakharov noted in an interview.

The key advantage of GEOCOSMOS is its complete independence from external factors thanks to domestically produced components and a comprehensive information security system. It ensures secure data transmission with minimal latency for controlling UAVs and autonomous vehicles, and is capable of real-time collision avoidance. The system easily adapts to new technologies through software updates and is already undergoing testing in various regions of Russia.

The full text of the interview is on the magazine's website. «TechInsider».