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OneWeb mulls debris-removal service for failed satellite
OneWeb mulls debris-removal service for failed satellite
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Russian rocket to launch OneWeb satellites Friday despite Ukraine invasion
Not everyone is happy about it.www.space.com
MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. The British government must quit shareholders of the UK-based company OneWeb for the launch of the company’s communications satellites atop a Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket on March 5, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Owing to Great Britain’s hostile attitude towards Russia, the British government’s withdrawal from OneWeb’s shareholders is yet another condition for the launch of satellites on March 5," the statement reads.
The refusal to launch the satellites will cause no economic damage because the work on creating rockets and boosters has already been paid for, Roscosmos emphasized.
"The satellites located at the Baikonur spaceport will remain there until the situation is resolved," the Russian space agency said.
No other vehicles for orbiting satellites of the OneWeb orbital cluster are envisaged in the near term. The Russian side is ready to fulfil its commitments given that the foreign customer provides legal guarantees, the statement says.
If necessary, the Soyuz rocket can be used for another launch. If it is removed from the launch pad, this will entail no consequences, Roscosmos said.
"The chemical current sources of the Fregat booster are charged until the end of April 2022 and the calibration of the control system allows using it until May. The Fregat thruster is filled with propellant components and can be used until August 10 this year," the space agency added.
Legal guarantees
Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said earlier on Wednesday that the Russian space agency would not launch the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with British OneWeb satellites, if it received no guarantees before the evening of March 4 that they would be used only for civilian purposes.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with OneWeb satellites is scheduled for 01:41 Moscow time on March 5.
British OneWeb low-orbit satellites are designed to create a space-based communications system to provide high-speed Internet access in any locality worldwide. All of OneWeb satellites were orbited by Russian Soyuz carrier rockets.
Rogozin "raise your hands, it's a hold-up !" that's a rather appropriate word ROTFLit would hold up
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OneWeb agrees satellite programme with SpaceX
OneWeb announced today an agreement with SpaceX that will enable the continuation of its launch programme to grow its fleet of satellites in low Earth orbit. The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022.oneweb.net
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OneWeb agrees satellite programme with SpaceX
OneWeb announced today an agreement with SpaceX that will enable the continuation of its launch programme to grow its fleet of satellites in low Earth orbit. The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022.oneweb.net
Interesting. It was generally speculated that SpaceX would not provide launch services to a potential Starlink compatitor like OneWeb.
Just confidence that OneWeb isn't a serious market competitor or concern about being accused of using their dominant position in low-cost space launch as an anticompetitive practice?
We are excited to share that we have signed a distribution partnership agreement with @Eutelsat Communications. The agreement paves the way for Eutelsat to provide OneWeb services across key sectors.
#PressRelease: Hughes Debuts Multi-Transport Satellite-LTE Capability, Unveils Groundbreaking New Flat Panel Antenna Technology for
@OneWeb Service.
We are delighted to announce that we have signed a distribution partner agreement with @Kymeta, a world leading company for flat panel antennas making mobile global.
We are pleased to confirm that @Telstra will be building and managing three new dedicated teleports across Australia to provide satellite gateway services for OneWeb in the Southern Hemisphere.
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OneWeb agrees satellite programme with SpaceX
OneWeb announced today an agreement with SpaceX that will enable the continuation of its launch programme to grow its fleet of satellites in low Earth orbit. The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022.oneweb.net
Interesting. It was generally speculated that SpaceX would not provide launch services to a potential Starlink compatitor like OneWeb.
OneWeb, the broadband megaconstellation company whose launch plans were disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expects to resume launches late this year, an executive said June 23.
Speaking at the Fourth Summit for Space Sustainability by the Secure World Foundation and the U.K. Space Agency, Maurizio Vanotti, vice president of space infrastructure development and partnerships at OneWeb, said new launch agreements with SpaceX and NewSpace India Ltd. (NSIL) would allow the company to launch the remaining satellites of its first-generation system by the second quarter of 2023.
“Our plan is to be back on the launch pad in quarter four, after the summer, and to complete deployment of the constellation by quarter two next year,” he said. It will take several months after that final launch for the satellites to move to their operational orbits, he added.
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India's GSLV Mk3 rocket to launch Oneweb satellites in Oct'22 and Jan'23: ISRO Chairman
India's heaviest rocket, the GSLV Mk3, will henceforth be used to perform commercial launches, with two such launches being planned in October this year and January next year, ISRO Chairman, Dr S Somanath said. He mentioned that UK-based OneWeb had signed up as a customer for both these...www.wionews.com
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@Eutelsat_SA
@OneWeb
combination 2: 3
@SpaceX
launches (equivalent to 4 Soyuz OneWeb launches) & 2 Indian GSLV missions will complete Gen 1 deployment between Sept and March. OneWeb chairman Sunil Bharti thanked US & Indian govts for their influence in securing these launches.