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OneWeb Satellites: sent first constellation satellites to launch site

Scheduled for next February

OneWeb Satellites, a joint-venture between Airbus and OneWeb, announced today the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation.The satellites were manufactured at the jv facility on the Airbus Defence and Space Toulouse site and the first six have been shipped to Kourou for launch. The first launch of the mega constellation is scheduled for 19 February 2019 on a Soyuz rocket, the...

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Tolosa, Francia, 01/22/2019 11:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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