ARIANESPACE - Soyuz / Flight ST27 - OneWeb Mission poster.
Feb. 6, 2020
Soyuz liftoff. (Illustration)
For Arianespace’s ST27 mission, a Soyuz-2.1b launched 34 OneWeb satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on 6 February 2020, at 21:42 GMT / UTC (7 February, at 03:42 local time). ST27 is the 27th Soyuz commercial mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome performed by Arianespace. The 34 OneWeb satellites will be put into a near polar orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometers.
Soyuz-2.1b launches 34 OneWeb satellites
Soyuz has lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the next 34 satellites to join OneWeb’s next-generation constellation – which will be deployed during a sequence lasting 3 hours and 45 minutes from liftoff to final separation.
Image above: Installed on their dispenser system, the OneWeb satellites are lowered for integration atop Soyuz’ Fregat upper stage. Flight ST27. 34 OneWeb satellites.
This 50th Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate will be operated from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will pave the way for the constellation’s deployment phase − for which Arianespace is to perform 19 more medium-lift Soyuz launches from three spaceports (Kourou, Baikonur and Vostochny) during 2020 and 2021, without mentioning the Ariane 62 maiden flight.
OneWeb satellite
By operating this second flight on behalf of the global satellite operator OneWeb, Arianespace participates in the fulfillment of its customer’s ultimate ambition: providing internet access for everyone, everywhere.
Related links:
OneWeb: https://www.oneweb.world/
Arianespace: https://www.arianespace.com/
Images, Video, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/ARIANESPACE/SciNews/OneWeb.
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