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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Prior to Russia’s 2022-02-24 invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb expected to deploy the remaining satellites in its planned constellation by the end of 2022-08-01.
The British government invested $500,000,000 in OneWeb in 2020 to help save the company from bankruptcy.
OneWeb builds its satellites in Florida under a joint venture with Airbus.
OneWeb planned a 2022-03-04 launch of 36 satellites on a Soyuz rocket.
Airbus and OneWeb operate a production joint venture in Florida to build OneWeb satellites.
Arianespace has launched 428 of OneWeb’s planned 648-satellite constellation.
Arianespace launched OneWeb’s last batch of satellites on 2022-02-10 from French Guiana.
San Francisco-based Loft Orbital ordered more than 15 OneWeb-derived satellite buses from Airbus in January 2022.
Arianespace has performed 13 Soyuz missions for OneWeb across launch sites in Kazakhstan, Russia, and French Guiana.
Darren Jones, chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, sent a 2022-03-01 letter questioning the appropriateness of the upcoming OneWeb mission from the Russian-owned Baikonur Cosmodrome.
OneWeb aimed to deploy the remaining satellites before the end of August to expand coverage into more parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and other regions to provide global services.
Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin imposed conditions that the 2022-03-04 launch could proceed only if OneWeb guaranteed the satellites would not be used for military purposes and the U.K. government divested its stake in the company.
OneWeb’s satellites are currently built by a Florida-based joint venture the operator shares with Airbus.
OneWeb planned to launch the second half of its constellation on Soyuz rockets from Kazakhstan in 2022.
OneWeb aimed to have deployed its full 648-satellite constellation before the end of August 2022 to provide global connectivity services.
The latest batch of 36 OneWeb satellites is at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan where Arianespace planned to launch them on a Russian Soyuz rocket as soon as 2022-03-04.
Arianespace has launched 428 of OneWeb’s planned 648 satellites in 13 missions to date, including two launches from French Guiana, five from Kazakhstan, and six from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
OneWeb traditionally ships its spacecraft overseas using An-124 aircraft that are operated and maintained by Ukraine’s Antonov.
Arianespace has deployed OneWeb satellites using Soyuz rockets from Kazakhstan, Russia, and French Guiana.
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