OneWeb 13

OneWeb 13

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Polar Orbit

A batch of 34 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.

Soyuz Launch Complex

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Soyuz Launch Complex has witnessed the launch of 26 rockets, including 26 orbital launch attempts, while Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, has been the site for 322 rocket launches.

Progress Rocket Space Center Soyuz STB Fregat

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload.

The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

Arianespace

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.