MOSCOW, December 26. /TASS/. The introduction of assembly-line production of satellites and the involvement of private companies will allow for increasing Russia’s cluster of satellites 15 times by 2036, Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov said at a strategic session chaired by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

"The introduction of assembly line production and involvement of private companies in the creation of satellites will make it possible to increase Russia's orbital cluster 15 times by 2036," the corporation’s Telegram channel quotes Borisov as saying.

As of December 1, Roscosmos said, there are 229 spacecraft in Russia’s orbital group, 163 of which are social and economic ones. In Borisov's opinion, in order to solve this problem, it is necessary to promptly increase the orbital group and its characteristics, for which a new generation of satellites is to be commissioned.

"If these plans are implemented successfully, the share of space information provided to the main government-run recipients will be at least 70%. The dependence of domestic consumers of space information and services on foreign operators will be eased," Roscosmos said.

In October, Borisov outlined the task of transition to the serial production of satellites, facing Roscosmos. The current rate of space satellite production in Russia is much lower than elsewhere.