OneWeb 5Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M Arianespace Launch Status Date/Time May Change Wed · Feb 24th, 2021 7:00 PM EST Location Cosmodrome Site 1S Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation 6 launches have been at this location. Rocket Soyuz 2.1B Length: 46.3 meters Diameter: 10.3 meters First Launched: July 26, 2008 Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight. The Soyuz 2.1B rocket has been launched a total of 13 times with 13 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Arianespace Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | Vega Spacecraft: Country: FRA Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America. View Rocket Launch Schedule