Bharti Global-backed OneWeb launches 36 LEO satellites

Bharti Global-backed OneWeb, which is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications operator, has launched its next batch of 36 satellites. The satellites were launched by Arianespace from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia.

With the latest launch, OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation stands at 218 satellites. These would be a part of OneWeb’s 648 LEO satellite fleet that will look to deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity by next year.

The launch represents the fourth in a five-launch programme that looks to fulfil the ‘Five to 50’ service, which will enable OneWeb to offer connectivity across the UK, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, the Arctic Seas and Canada. The company expects the service to be switched on before the end of the year.

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