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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Launched 2020-02-06 21:42:41 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
8th
orbital launch attempt in 2020
Arianespace
2nd
launch this year
31/6
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
62 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
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. Eventually it can be expanded to include extra 1260 satellites, for a total of 1908.
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.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
46.3m
Diameter
10.3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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