34 new OneWeb satellites have been launched into orbit

There are numerous companies around the world working to put small satellites in orbit capable of delivering broadband to any location in the world. While the best known of these satellites is the Spacex StarLink network, it is far from the only satellite constellation that is being placed in orbit specifically for broadband connectivity.

Starem and Roscos Let’s worked with Arianespace to throw 34 new Internet satellites in orbit using a Russian soy 2.1b. The launch occurred on Saturday, August 21, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Originally, the launch was scheduled for Thursday, August 19, but that mission was rubbed only a few seconds before takeoff.

The officials reprogram the launch that happens on Friday, August 20, but then reprogrammed to Saturday, August 21. The rocket was equipped with an engine from the upper stage of Linkable Fregat to put the OneWeb satellites in its final orbit. That orbit is about 450 kilometers on the surface of the Earth.

OneWeb wants to provide something known as Internet “semi low-latency” to places on the planet where standard broadband delivery via copper or fiber optic cable is not available. It is not exactly clear what is considered semi low latency. However, we know that ONEWEB aims to offer discharge speeds of up to 50 MB / s to the receiving stations on the ground, the sea or the air.

When it comes to speeds, StarLink is faster, with some initial users of the service, achieving 100 speeds of Mbps or more. Recently, StarLink also presented the paperwork requesting the ability to provide Internet services to vehicles, aircraft and moving boats. OneWeb is working to complete its constellation of phase 2 consisting of 6372 satellites. Originally, the company planted its phase 2 to have almost 48,000 satellites that indicate that the objectives have been significantly retreated.