The solar-powered spacecraft will then slowly make their own method to their functional orbit 746 miles (1,200 km) above Earth.In images: OneWeb launches new international satellite internet constellationAn Arianespace Soyuz rocket topped with 34 OneWeb broadband satellites starts the launch series on Sept. 14, 2021.” Once released, the OneWeb constellation will make it possible for user terminals that are capable of using 3G, LTE, wi-fi and 5g coverage, supplying high-speed gain access to globally– by air, sea and land,” Arianespace representatives wrote in a prelaunch statement.Arianespace has actually launched all of the OneWeb satellites to date over the course of 10 different missions. Another heavy hitter, Amazon, prepares to loft more than 3,200 broadband satellites of its own, though none of them have launched to date.This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 14 with news of the Soyuz launch.Mike Wall is the author of “Out There” (Grand Central Publishing, 2018; highlighted by Karl Tate), a book about the search for alien life.
