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Arianespace Flight ST36 - OneWeb (EN)

Flight ST36, performed by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on October 14, at 6:40 p.m. local time (09:40 a.m. UTC), will p...

OneWeb Launch#11

Join us for OneWeb's 11th launch as we watch another 36 satellites take flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Our live programme begins at 10:20am UK / 5:20a...

Пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1б» со спутниками OneWeb с космодрома Восточный

Пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1б» с разгонным блоком «Фрегат» и 36 космическими аппаратами спутниковой компании OneWeb на борту запланирован на 14 октября 202...

Soyuz Flight ST36

Arianespace’s tenth launch of 2021 with the seventh Soyuz of the year will place its satellite passengers into low Earth orbit. The launcher will be carrying a total payload of approximately 5 797 kg. The launch will be performed from Vostochny, in Russia.

OneWeb 11

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Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Communications

Polar Orbit Cosmodrome Site 1S Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

A batch of 36 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 • Oct. 14, 2021, 2:23 p.m.

Successful deployment confirmed


SwGustav • Oct. 14, 2021, 9:41 a.m.

Liftoff


Nosu • April 21, 2021, 10:07 a.m.

Adding launch



Soyuz 2.1b

Family:
Configuration:

Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1b
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1b
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • 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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