OneWeb Poised To Complete First LEO Broadband Constellation

Irene Klotz March 22, 2023
India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre

OneWeb returns to India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre for launch of 36 satellites, which will complete its global broadband network.

Credit: ISRO-NSIL
Despite bankruptcy, canceled launch contracts and a bevy of new competitors, OneWeb is one flight away from completing the world’s first global broadband megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. With 584 satellites in orbit—all but two of which are reportedly operational—OneWeb needs just six...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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