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OneWeb's Successful Launch, Paves The Way For Commercial Services
- OneWeb on track to launch regional commercial service in 2021 and global service in 2022
LONDON , Dec.18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed the successful launch of all 36 satellites from a Soyuz launch vehicle, which began flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This brings the total in-orbit constellation to 110 satellites, part of OneWeb's 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
Lift-off occurred on 18 December at 12:26 GMT . OneWeb's satellites separated from the rocket and were dispensed in nine batches over a period of 3 hours 52 minutes with signal acquisition on all 36 satellites confirmed.
Less than a month since its acquisition by the UK Government and Bharti Global, OneWeb is quickly returning to full operations -- hiring at a fast pace, restarting launches, continuing to build its ground station network, and pushing forward on user terminal development.
The success of this launch will put OneWeb on track to offer global services to customers starting with the United Kingdom , Alaska , Northern Europe , Greenland , Iceland , the Artic Seas, and Canada in 2021 with global service following in 2022.
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Soyuz Launch Complex, Vostochny Cosmodrome
OneWeb is a global communications network powered from space, headquartered in London , enabling connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities. It is implementing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites with a network of global gateway stations and a range of user terminals to provide an affordable, fast, high-bandwidth and low-latency communications service, connected to the IoT future and a pathway to 5G for everyone, everywhere. Find out more at http://www.oneweb.world
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