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Flight VS27 – OneWeb | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace

Today’s launch, Flight VS27, was the first Arianespace’s mission of 2022 and the 340th launch overall for the Arianespace family of launchers Ariane, Soyuz and Vega. Performed on Thursday, February 10...

OneWeb 13

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Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Communications

Polar Orbit Soyuz Launch Complex Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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.

Updates

SwGustav • Feb. 10, 2022, 9:54 p.m.

Successful satellite deployments were confirmed, launch success is declared.


Jay • Feb. 10, 2022, 6:10 p.m.

Liftoff of Soyuz, carrying a batch of 34 Oneweb satellites to orbit.


Nosu • Jan. 24, 2022, 7:23 p.m.

Adding T-0 per CSG


Jay • Dec. 28, 2021, 10:13 p.m.

NET Febuary


Nosu • April 21, 2021, 10:09 a.m.

Adding launch


Soyuz STB

Family:
Configuration: 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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz STB
  • Family
  • Variant
    STB/Fregat
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz STB Fregat
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    8200.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    3250.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4900.0 kg

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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