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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The contract with MaiaSpace includes OneWeb launches starting in 2027.
The 5G demonstration on OneWeb satellites last year tested NTN broadband over Ku-band LEO satellites.
The OneWeb constellation consists of over 600 satellites flying in 12 synchronized orbital planes at approximately 1,200 km (≈745 miles) above the Earth.
Eutelsat’s OneWeb is one of only two fully operational LEO networks globally and the sole European operator.
Eutelsat awarded a contract to Airbus to build an additional 340 OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
The contract includes the construction of 340 additional units for the OneWeb constellation.
The new OneWeb satellites will include advanced 5G on-ground integration and enhanced software-defined payloads.
OneWeb is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation focused on providing communication and connectivity services.
The new production line is designed to support high production rates for large constellations like OneWeb.
The contract represents a significant step for the industrial development of the OneWeb constellation and for European production capabilities in the low Earth orbit satellite sector.
Airbus Defence and Space will handle the production of the OneWeb satellites.
Delivery of the OneWeb satellites will begin from the end of 2026.
The OneWeb satellites will be manufactured at Airbus Defence and Space’s facility in Toulouse on a newly installed production line.
Airbus has been awarded a contract by Eutelsat Group to build a further 340 low Earth orbit OneWeb satellites.
The assignment of an additional batch of OneWeb satellites to Airbus indicates the continuity of the industrial partnership.
A new production line has been installed in the Toulouse facility to support the OneWeb satellites' manufacturing.
The new contract expands a previous procurement of 100 satellites finalized in December 2024, bringing the total number of OneWeb spacecraft currently on order to 440 units.
The contract ensures operational continuity for the OneWeb constellation as its earliest satellites, launched beginning in 2019, approach the end of their five-to-seven-year design lives.
Eutelsat ordered 340 additional satellites to replenish the OneWeb constellation.
The 440 satellites currently under contract will serve as a technical bridge between the first-generation OneWeb fleet and the future European Union IRIS² constellation.