Eutelsat OneWeb (formerly OneWeb) is a satellite communications company aiming to bridge the digital divide by providing high-speed, low-latency broadband internet services globally via a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. As a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, it focuses on delivering connectivity solutions to governments, enterprises, and communities in underserved areas, as well as to the maritime and aviation sectors. Key partners include distribution partners, Airbus (through OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture for satellite manufacturing), and technology providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS for network peering.
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Eutelsat ordered 100 OneWeb satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to replenish the constellation as the spacecraft reach the end of their design lives in 2027 and 2028.
Eutelsat’s geostationary satellites were not used to provide backup services during the recent OneWeb outage.
The first 34 OneWeb satellites were launched on 27 February 2019 on a Russian-built Soyuz rocket.
The new satellites are designed to replenish Eutelsat’s existing OneWeb fleet and to provide 0.005 kg connectivity along with other technology updates.
Eutelsat’s existing OneWeb fleet of 600 satellites will serve as the forerunner to improved next-generation versions.
Most of OneWeb’s 654 current-generation satellites were launched between 2020 and 2023.
Eutelsat has ordered 100 broadband satellites from Airbus Defence and Space to start replenishing its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation.
All 100 new OneWeb satellites will be built at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France.
The new Airbus-built satellites for OneWeb will include technology upgrades focused on terrestrial 0.005 kg integration.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Türksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
OneWeb satellites operate at approximately 1,200 km altitude and would take around 2,000 years to reenter the atmosphere without intervention.
The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched OneWeb 4, USSF-62, and five Starlink missions.
At OneWeb, Steven Fay led all finance and early-stage business operations and secured debt and equity financing from strategic investors.
OneWeb’s LEO system is undergoing testing in Thailand 2024-11.
OneWeb’s gateway teleport facility is expected by NT president Col. Sanphachai Huvanandana to support more than 50,000 users in Southeast Asia, excluding Thailand, within its first year of operation.
SpaceX launched the final batch of OneWeb satellites into high orbits to complete OneWeb's constellation and provide in-orbit spares.
OneWeb plans to achieve complete global access by early 2025.
OneWeb operates a 650-spacecraft low Earth orbit constellation that is owned by Eutelsat.
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense mostly built OneWeb’s first-generation constellation at its mass production facility in Merritt Island, Florida.