Telecomunicazioni
Successful Launch Brings OneWeb Closer to 'Five to 50' Ambition
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LONDON , May 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today confirmed the next successful launch of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This launch brings OneWeb a step closer to completing its 'Five to 50' ambition and the start of commercial service by the end of the year.
Liftoff occurred on 28 May at 18:38 BST . 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.
This latest successful launch brings OneWeb's total in-orbit constellation to 218 satellites. These will form part of OneWeb's 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity. There is now only one launch to go until the company has the satellites required to enable its connectivity solution to reach all regions north of 50 degrees latitude by June 2021 .
OneWeb's satellites are built by OneWeb Satellites, a OneWeb and Airbus joint venture facility on Merritt Island, Florida that can produce two satellites a day with an innovative production-line process. Thanks to this advanced manufacturing capability, OneWeb is able to rapidly and reliably build its first-generation fleet for completion of delivery into orbit by mid-2022. With this launch, our Florida team can be proud of the 220 satellites it has built and orbited to date.
This launch represents the fourth in a five-launch programme to fulfil the 'Five to 50' service, enabling OneWeb to offer connectivity across the United Kingdom , Alaska , Northern Europe , Greenland , Iceland , the Arctic Seas and Canada . This service is expected to be switched on before the end of the year and OneWeb intends to make global service available in 2022.
Launch highlights available
View on OneWeb YouTube
Launch #7 Media Kit
Arianespace and Glavkosmos
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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