by David Todd | Jun 6, 2019 | commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News
With the Sutherland Space Port chosen for vertical launches to near-polar low Earth orbits, another UK airport was needed to act as a spaceport for horizontal, aircraft-carried launch vehicles for orbital and suborbital missions. The UK government has approved Newquay...
by Matt Wilson | May 7, 2019 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
At the OneWeb keynote session at SATELLITE 2019, CEO Adrian Steckel, accompanied by SoftBank Managing Director Alex Clavel, gave insight into the company’s plans for the coming year. OneWeb feels ready to begin production of satellites at its new Florida manufacturing...
by David Todd | Mar 12, 2019 | Launches, Satellites
When OneWeb took out its multi-launch booking of Soyuz rockets in 2015 with Arianespace, it also took three options to fly on the new Ariane 6. It has now decided to exercise one of these options, electing to fly on the maiden flight of the Ariane 6. The two-booster...
by Philip Hylands | Mar 4, 2019 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Soyuz
A Soyuz ST-B with a Fregat MT upper stage successfully launched OneWeb 0006-0012 satellites at 2137 GMT on 27 February. The launch took place from the Sinnamary Launch Centre, near Kourou in French Guiana. The satellites will form part of the OneWeb constellation...
by David Todd | Dec 18, 2018 | Constellation, Satellites, Seradata News
Start-up satellite constellation operator OneWeb has announced that it is reducing the size of its planned satellite constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) by one third from 900 to 600 satellites. This reduction, and the potential cost saving, was made possible after...
