LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Feb 27 2019
Arianespace
OneWeb F6
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(9:37 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:37 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(9:37 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Soyuz STB FregatDescription:
The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. The first launch occurred from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- OneWeb satellite constellation is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 720 microsatellites, around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit. Eventually it can be expanded to include extra 1260 satellites, for a total of 1980.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Pad
Soyuz Launch Complex