Bharti group-backed OneWeb launches 34 more satellites into orbit
OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications
company backed by Bharti, on Monday announced the launch of 34 satellites by
Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan.
The latest launch brings the company's total in-orbit
constellation to 288 satellites. OneWeb said it is on track to commence service
this year and deliver global service in 2022.
The move highlights the business momentum as the company prepares
to introduce commercial service and focus on scaling to global service.
"Bharti-backed OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications
company, today confirmed the next successful launch of 34 satellites by
Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome," the statement said.
The satellites would form part of OneWeb's 648 LEO satellite fleet that
aim to deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
"OneWeb remains on track to deliver global service in 2022
and is seeing growing demand from telecommunications providers, ISPs, and
governments worldwide to offer its low-latency, high-speed connectivity
services to the hardest to reach places," it said.
Since early 2021, OneWeb has announced distribution partnerships
across various industries and businesses, most recently with Northwestel in
Canada and BT in the UK.
OneWeb is fully-funded to deliver its constellation and take its
satellites into commercial service, the statement informed.
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