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 agreed in April 2021 to buy a 25% stake in OneWeb, the U.K.-based low Earth orbit broadband venture.
OneWeb reduced the size of its original planned constellation from 900 satellites to 648 satellites.
Digantara won OneWeb’s 2021 Innovation Challenge and will collaborate with OneWeb on a research and development project.
Pacific Dataport Inc. chief executive Chuck Schumann expects the Aurora project to offer service at less than half the cost of OneWeb and to provide more flexibility in total capacity with service available statewide.
OneWeb launched 36 satellites on 2021-07-01 and now has enough spacecraft in orbit to provide coverage at latitudes above 50 degrees north, including all of Alaska.
OneWeb announced the 2021 Innovation Challenge winners on 2021-07-01 during an online event tracking the launch of 36 broadband communications satellites on an Arianespace Soyuz rocket from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome.
OneWeb’s 254 in-orbit satellites represent 40% of OneWeb’s planned fleet of 648 LEO satellites.
OneWeb launched 36 satellites to complete its 'Five to 50' mission.
OneWeb plans to begin service demonstrations in summer 2022 in locations including Alaska and Canada.
OneWeb launched 36 additional broadband internet satellites aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia on Thursday, 2021-07-01.
RUAG Space produces the multi-layer thermal insulation for OneWeb satellites that protects them against temperatures of approximately minus 150°C to plus 150°C (-238°F to 302°F).
The custom RUAG Space satellite transport containers are used to transport assembled OneWeb satellites from Florida to launch sites.
The Soyuz mission launched 36 OneWeb small satellites on 2021-07-01, with liftoff at 13:48 BST from Vostochny Cosmodrome.
The 2021-07-01 Soyuz mission from Vostochny represented the fifth time Arianespace completed a mission from Vostochny Cosmodrome for OneWeb.
Bharti Global will own 38.6% of OneWeb following its additional $500,000,000 investment, subject to regulatory approvals.
OneWeb can provide connectivity solutions to fully fixed energy rigs operating onshore and offshore in the 50°N and above region.
OneWeb plans to offer partial commercial services covering the Northern Hemisphere regions above the 50th parallel before the end of 2021.
OneWeb plans to start service demonstrations in summer 2022 in several locations including Alaska and Canada.
OneWeb completed coverage north of 50 degrees latitude following the launch of its latest batch of broadband satellites on 2021-07-01.
OneWeb’s newly launched satellites will raise themselves from an initial near-polar orbit at 450 km to an operational altitude of 1,200 km over about one month.