LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Feb 27 2019

Arianespace

OneWeb F6

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(9:37 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(9:37 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:37 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz STB Fregat

Description:

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