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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Atos has supported satellite operators for 20 years with a broad range of products and services that include payload testing equipment used by OneWeb for its satellites.
Three prototype satellites on the mission were built by E-Space, a startup established by OneWeb founder Greg Wyler, to test technologies for a future broadband constellation.
OneWeb contracted with New Space India to launch some of its remaining satellites.
Permissions for satellite landing rights and market access are required for OneWeb to establish in-country Earth stations and deploy its LEO global satellite bandwidth capacity in India.
OneWeb announced a non-binding letter of intent with NewSpace India Limited to launch satellites on GSLV 2022-03-03 and PSLV as soon as 2022.
Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) built the dispensers OneWeb used to deploy spacecraft from Soyuz rockets.
OneWeb plans to use India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to launch satellites.
OneWeb’s planned launches from India will add to its total in-orbit constellation of 428 satellites, representing 66 percent of its planned 648-satellite fleet.
OneWeb signed a contract with New Space India Limited to launch an undisclosed number of its remaining LEO broadband satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Arianespace used the Soyuz 2.1b vehicle to deploy 34–36 OneWeb satellites per launch.
OneWeb planned to use six additional Soyuz rockets in 2022 to expand its services globally before pausing deployment on 2022-03-04 to find alternative rockets.
The OneWeb satellite connectivity platform provides broadband connectivity as an additional mission-critical resource to supplement Kymeta’s existing broadband GEO and 0.004 kg cellular service offerings.
OneWeb’s LEO network delivers low-latency, high-speed, multi-orbit connectivity intended for Department of Defense and other government customers.
OneWeb chose to install fiducial markers to facilitate de-orbiting.
Speedcast became a distribution partner for OneWeb and plans to participate in OneWeb customer trials starting in mid-2022 with energy and enterprise customers and expanding to maritime mobility customers in 2023.
OneWeb had planned to achieve global coverage by August before scrapping plans to use six Russian Soyuz rockets to complete deployment.
On 2022-03-21, OneWeb agreed a deal with SpaceX to resume launches during the same year.
On 2022-03-22, Eutelsat, OneWeb’s second-largest shareholder, signed a multiyear deal to sell OneWeb’s NGSO capacity globally across maritime, aviation, enterprise, telcos, and government markets.
Greg Wyler founded OneWeb and plans to leverage experience in setting up a high-volume facility in Florida designed to produce up to two satellites a day.
Arianespace, based in Evry, France, booked 19 Soyuz launches for OneWeb, including the remaining six needed to complete its constellation.