05 February 2020
Legal action could be used to stop Starlink ruining the night say astronomers
.... This is just the first in a sequence of up to 20 launches from three countries to deploy nearly 650 satellites for OneWeb’s global Internet network; a figure 41, 000 short of the number of satellites SpaceX want to ultimately launch as part of Elon...
31 July 2020
Amazon's Kuiper mega constellation gets FCC approval
... next few years is staggering. So far, SpaceX has launched more than 500 Starlink satellites and UK-based OneWeb, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year but was bailed out, has already launched 74 of its...
26 August 2020
LEO constellations will "fundamentally change" astronomy, warns new report
...at 600 km (or below) and the 47,844 satellites at 1200 km altitude are actually deployed remains to be seen, especially as OneWeb’s future is somewhat uncertain at present. SpaceX though certainly does not seem to be slowing down on its launches. The...
04 June 2020
Mega constellations and their impact on astronomy
... the only company planning to launch mega constellations and not all of them might be as successful. Recently, UK firm OneWeb went into administration after 74 satellites of its intended low-Earth orbit broadband constellation were lofted into...
25 January 2019
OneWeb targets mid-February for launch of first satellites
...number was reduced to six in order to keep four as spares OneWeb Satellites says it will now turn its focus to ramping up ... with full 24-hour global coverage beginning in 2021. "OneWeb has a bold vision to enable connectivity for everyone, everywhere...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
...the USA, the economic benefit accrues there. However, in the case of OneWeb, this should change, to the benefit of the UK, as the Government ...’ exploitation of remote sensing data Both SpaceX and OneWeb are part of a growing sector, with other ...
