Canonical future OneWeb LEO extension / Gen 2 planning record. The source-backed procurement envelope is 440 spacecraft: 100 ordered in 2024 plus a further 340 ordered in 2026. Do not count additional uncontracted lifecycle/sustainment rows on top of this order envelope.
3 forecast rows linked to this constellation.
| Forecast entry | Year | Satellites | Orbit | Vehicle | Manufacturer | Mission | Launch likelihood |
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| OneWeb LEO extension initial batch |
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| 2027 |
| 100 |
| LEO |
| TBD |
| Airbus Defence and Space |
| Communications |
| 4.4 / 5 |
| OneWeb LEO extension further order tranche 1 First half of the further 340-satellite order for OneWeb LEO continuity. | 2028 | 170 | LEO | TBD | Airbus Defence and Space | Communications | 4.25 / 5 |
| OneWeb LEO extension further order tranche 2 Second half of the further 340-satellite order for OneWeb LEO continuity. | 2029 | 170 | LEO | TBD | Airbus Defence and Space | Communications | 4.25 / 5 |
In May, SpaceX launched a OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator using the same platform as the 150-kilogram Gen 1 spacecraft.
Eutelsat’s ADVANCE is a global connectivity solution that will be offered together with OneWeb LEO satellite communications services through Momentum.
XipLink provides satellite-based bonding technology and aggregates several link types, including cellular, terrestrial microwave, Starlink, and OneWeb LEO constellations.
Eutelsat expects OneWeb Gen 2, when leveraged with Eutelsat’s geostationary network in high-demand areas, to be a constellation of around 300 satellites.
Work is set to begin in 2024 on OneWeb Gen 2, which will have three to five times more capacity than Gen 1 and use fewer but bulkier satellites.
Kymeta completed the first shipment of the company’s electronically steered Hawk™ u8 OneWeb LEO terminal via its partnership with OneWeb.
Eutelsat expects launches for OneWeb Gen 2 to start in 2025 or 2026 for a low Earth orbit network estimated to cost $4,000,000,000.
The OneWeb LEO satellite network will provide Q-KON Africa’s Twoobii customers access to high-speed, low-latency broadband.
The SatixFy user terminal antenna performed multiple satellite and beam handovers and frequency hopping over the OneWeb LEO network at 1,200 km while maintaining a simultaneous and continuous link with a GEO satellite at an altitude of 36,0 m.
OneWeb and SatixFy are developing a hybrid, multi-beam, multi-constellation solution to enable mobility customers such as airlines, train operators, and coach companies to leverage the OneWeb LEO network, terrestrial 0.005 kg, and legacy GEO satellite networks.
On 2022-06-28, a demonstration at the ESA/ECSAT facilities in Harwell achieved the first-ever 0.005 kg backhaul communications connected to a LEO satellite constellation using a compact electronic antenna powered by SatixFy to connect to a OneWeb LEO constellation.
The Kymeta u8 flat panel antenna technology interoperates with the OneWeb LEO satellite constellation and supports Communication on the Pause and future Communications on the Move for military, government, first responder, maritime, enterprise, and other commercial customers.
Pairing the Kymeta u8 antenna with the OneWeb LEO network is intended to provide governments, businesses, and communities with high-throughput and low-latency communication services at competitive prices.
The Kymeta u8 based terminal will provide interoperability between GEO and OneWeb LEO services to strengthen the reach of terminal solutions.