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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OneWeb provides high-speed Low-Earth Orbit connectivity for the Eutelsat, Gogo, and Immfly in-flight connectivity offering.
Telespazio Ibérica will provide connectivity to large Spanish fishing vessels in collaboration with the satellite operators OneWeb and Starlink.
ACS won a contract in December 2024 to build 100 satellites for Eutelsat's OneWeb constellation after Airbus assumed full ownership.
After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, OneWeb completed deployment of its constellation using SpaceX Falcon 9 and ISRO’s LVM3 rockets.
Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb created the joint venture Airbus OneWeb Satellites in January 2016 to produce 900 satellites for OneWeb's broadband constellation.
Eutelsat signed an agreement with French startup MaiaSpace to launch some of its OneWeb replacement satellites.
Airbus Defence and Space is the manufacturer of the OneWeb satellites.
Arianespace’s assessment indicates that Ariane 6 could carry some OneWeb satellites in 2027 but could not deploy a complete OneWeb constellation in 2027.
Eutelsat completed the acquisition of OneWeb in September 2023, adding OneWeb's low Earth orbit constellation to Eutelsat's geostationary offering.
The original OneWeb satellites weighed approximately 150 kilograms each.
Eutelsat and MaiaSpace announced on 16 January a multiple-launch agreement to deploy OneWeb satellites on MaiaSpace’s small launcher currently in development.
Most of the original OneWeb constellation was launched on Russian Soyuz rockets.
Eutelsat ordered 100 OneWeb satellites in December 2024 and ordered 340 additional OneWeb satellites on 12 January 2025.
The agreement with MaiaSpace is the first time Eutelsat has revealed details about its plans for launching replacement OneWeb satellites.
Eutelsat ordered about ten launches from MaiaSpace to deploy a portion of the 440 new OneWeb satellites.
The 340 OneWeb satellites ordered by Eutelsat carry an estimated cost of around $2.56 billion (€2.2bn) excluding launch costs.
The first batches of Eutelsat’s new OneWeb satellites manufactured by Airbus Defence & Space are expected to be ready for launch towards the end of this year.
SpaceX’s launch capability can carry 45 OneWeb satellites on a single mission.
MaiaSpace secured approximately 50 percent of the planned OneWeb launches over the late 2027–2029 period.
Eutelsat is engaging with other European defense ministries to offer options for dedicated hosted payloads on its new OneWeb satellites.