flown missionSuccess

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 6

ArianespaceCosmodrome Site 1S — Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationApr 25, 2021, 22:14 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: OneWeb 6
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 25, 2021, 22:14 UTC
Window opens: Apr 25, 2021, 22:14 UTC
Window closes: Apr 25, 2021, 22:14 UTC
Last updated: Mar 05, 2024, 18:38 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
Family: Soyuz
Variant: Fregat-M
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

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launch site

Pad: Cosmodrome Site 1S
Location: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Country: RUS
Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
Coordinates: 51.8844, 128.3339