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Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO satellite network provides high-speed, low-latency connectivity globally.
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.
The delivery of the new OneWeb LEO satellites is scheduled from the end of 2026.
The 5G demonstration on OneWeb satellites last year tested NTN broadband over Ku-band LEO satellites.
The OneWeb satellites will be manufactured at Airbus Defence and Space’s facility in Toulouse on a newly installed production line.
Airbus Defence and Space will handle the production of the OneWeb satellites.
Airbus has been awarded a contract by Eutelsat Group to build a further 340 low Earth orbit OneWeb satellites.
A new production line has been installed in the Toulouse facility to support the OneWeb satellites' manufacturing.
The new OneWeb satellites will include advanced 5G on-ground integration and enhanced software-defined payloads.
Delivery of the OneWeb satellites will begin from the end of 2026.
The assignment of an additional batch of OneWeb satellites to Airbus indicates the continuity of the industrial partnership.
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.
Eutelsat ordered 340 additional satellites to replenish the OneWeb constellation.
The contract includes the construction of 340 additional units for the OneWeb constellation.
OneWeb is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation focused on providing communication and connectivity services.
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.
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 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.