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The first stage booster supporting the 2024-03-10 Falcon 9 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
MDA developed and delivered 2,500 antennas for OneWeb, which prompted adoption of additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
Airbus is the only European company to have mass-produced a large constellation, producing satellites at a factory in Florida in partnership with OneWeb.
The Airbus OneWeb Satellites factory produced up to two satellites per day at peak production for OneWeb’s first generation of more than 600 satellites.
The first stage booster supporting the February SpaceX mission will be flying its 13th flight after previously launching CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18, SES-19, and eight Starlink missions.
Most of the 633 satellites in OneWeb’s current generation were launched between 2020 and 2023.
Eutelsat tested a OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator in 2024.
Eutelsat expects to have completed 90% of OneWeb’s ground network by the end of June following a mix of installation and licensing setbacks.
The 2023-12-07 mesh network demonstration included about 630 satellites from three commercial satellite operators: OneWeb, Viasat and Intelsat.
On 2023-12-18, Intelsat operated a roundtrip test flight from Anchorage to Utqiaġvik, Alaska using OneWeb’s fleet of LEO satellites.
OneWeb operates a low Earth orbit satellite constellation that provided connectivity during Intelsat’s Arctic test flights.
The 2023-12-18 Anchorage–Utqiagvik test flight was operated using OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation and demonstrated high-speed, low-latency performance in a region that previously lacked inflight internet service.
OneWeb and Eutelsat will begin penetrating the enterprise VSAT and backhaul markets through partnerships.
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense completed a deal with Eutelsat OneWeb to purchase Eutelsat OneWeb’s 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture.
Starlink and OneWeb successfully completed the first phase of their satellite constellation.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites produced satellites at a rate of two per day for the OneWeb first-generation constellation.
Airbus OneWeb Satellites built more than 600 satellites for the OneWeb first-generation constellation.
The Airbus OneWeb Satellites joint venture was established in 2016.
The SATCOM industry is expected to see an increase in collaborative and multi-orbit projects by companies like SES and Starlink and Eutelsat and OneWeb.
Viasat and Inmarsat, as well as Eutelsat and OneWeb, completed major mergers and acquisitions in the SATCOM industry.