OneWeb Rolling Out Broadband Service In UK, Canada, Alaska

Russian Soyuz rocket
A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on June 29 to deliver the eighth batch of OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
Credit: Roscosmos, Space Center Vostochny, TsENKI
With its constellation 40% complete, aspiring broadband operator OneWeb plans to roll out commercial service this year, beginning with the UK, Canada, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland and the Arctic region. The latest batch of 36 OneWeb satellites reached orbit on July 1, following launch aboard a...
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Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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