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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SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites on 2024-10-20.
Each planned OneWeb microsatellite is around 150 kg and will operate in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
SpaceX launched the OneWeb Launch 20 mission to low-Earth orbit on Saturday, 2024-10-19 at 10:13 p.m. PT.
The 20 satellites launched on 2024-10-20 are identical to the rest of OneWeb’s first-generation constellation.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 20 of OneWeb’s microsatellites on the OneWeb Launch 20 mission.
The planned OneWeb launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-10-08 was delayed due to a Falcon 9 second stage problem after the Crew-9 launch.
A batch of 20 OneWeb microsatellites was scheduled to launch on Tuesday, 2024-10-08 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida before the FAA schedule changed.
The first stage booster supporting the OneWeb Launch 20 mission flew for the seventh time and had previously launched USSF-62 and five Starlink missions.
A batch of 20 OneWeb microsatellites is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California at 10:09–10:48 PM PDT on Saturday (local time), corresponding to 1:09–3:48 AM ET on Sunday, 2024-10-21.
SpaceX postponed a planned OneWeb launch from Vandenberg after a mishap occurred during the landing of a second stage associated with the Crew-9 mission.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying 20 OneWeb microsatellites originally scheduled from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday, 2024-10-08 at 11:49 PM–12:23 AM PDT was listed differently on the FAA schedule as of 2024-10-01.
The OneWeb constellation satellites for this mission are planned to operate in polar orbit with a mission cost listed as $52,000,000.
OneWeb microsatellites are designed to operate in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
OneWeb collaborated with the UK National Physical Laboratory in 2023 to develop PNT technologies as part of its second-generation satellite constellation.
Eutelsat merged with OneWeb in 2023.
OneWeb Technologies is commercially offering its Astra™ A-PNT Solution designed for satellite communications.
Bharti Enterprises, which has a financial stake in Eutelsat OneWeb, has been lobbying for provisional spectrum allotment to OneWeb.
Network Innovations provides connectivity from terrestrial networks and from satellites via partnerships with operators including Starlink and OneWeb.
The agreement will utilize Eutelsat's OneWeb fleet of LEO satellites.
OneWeb, which has 633 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), has faced regulatory delays in India from IN-SPACE.