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A further 254 Airbus Arrow platforms are being produced to complete the 648 spacecraft required by OneWeb.
A further 254 Airbus Arrow platforms are being produced to complete the 648 spacecraft required by OneWeb.
Airbus has been contracted by Loft Orbital to modify the Arrow platform to make it suitable for a wider range of longer-lifetime missions and applications.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) will perform production at scale of the remaining Arrow-derived platforms.
Loft Orbital contracted Airbus to modify the Arrow platform to make it suitable for a wider range of longer-lifetime missions and applications.
Loft Orbital will use the initial procurement from Airbus to deliver services to customers who have ordered based on a few tens of satellites.
Airbus, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO), and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) began studying the feasibility of collaborating on future high-altitude platform stations (HAPS)-based connectivity services under a memorandum of understanding.
On 2021-11-15, DOCOMO and Airbus conducted a propagation test between the ground and a Zephyr S HAPS aircraft in the stratosphere that demonstrated the possibility of providing stable communication with that configuration.
Airbus has been contracted to supply Loft Orbital with more than fifteen satellite platforms derived from the Airbus Arrow platform.
The Loft Orbital project with support from Airbus relies on French suppliers for more than 60% of the value created in France.
The collaboration will investigate using the Airbus Zephyr and the wireless communication networks of NTT, DOCOMO, and SKY Perfect JSAT to test HAPS connectivity, identify practical applications, develop required technologies, and launch space-based wireless broadband services.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites is performing subcontracts to Airbus that include work on two satellite buses for the Blackjack LEO constellation under a DARPA contract awarded to Telesat.
The Loft Orbital–Airbus project relies on French suppliers with more than 60% of the value being created in France, according to French minister Bruno Le Maire's position on the project.
Work to modify the Arrow satellite platform, including extending operational life and broadening capabilities beyond broadband, will initially take place at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France.
After building the first Arrow-derived platforms in France, the remaining Arrow-derived platforms will be manufactured at scale by Airbus OneWeb Satellites.
There are 394 OneWeb satellites now in orbit and Airbus OneWeb Satellites is building 254 more to complete a 648-satellite constellation OneWeb expects to have in orbit before the end of the year.
Loft Orbital expects to receive the Airbus-built satellite buses in 2023.
Loft Orbital ordered more than 15 satellite buses from Airbus in a deal announced on 2022-01-14.
The Florida Airbus facility near Cape Canaveral cost $85,000,000 and opened in 2019.
Airbus will continue to use its manufacturing hubs in the US, France and the UK to provide satellites and payloads for the global market.