OneWeb
OneWeb sale to UK-Bharti group gets court approval
Image copyright ONEWEB Image caption Artwork: Bharti and the UK government are each putting in $0.5bn (£400m) The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. The two parties’ joint bid of $1bn (£800m) secures them the firm’s …
UK government takes £400m stake in satellite firm OneWeb
Image copyright OneWeb Image caption Artwork: The government wants OneWeb to run a sat-nav service as well as deliver broadband The UK is spending $500m (£400m) on a stake in failed satellite firm OneWeb as part of a plan to replace the loss of the EU’s Galileo sat-nav system. OneWeb went bankrupt in March while …
Coronavirus: OneWeb blames pandemic for collapse
Image copyright ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE Image caption OneWeb has contracts for multiple rocket launches to get all its satellites in the sky OneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The firm, which has been building a network to deliver broadband across the globe, blamed the Covid-19 crisis for its inability …
OneWeb increases mega-constellation to 74 satellites
Image copyright ONEWEB Image caption The Soyuz launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The London-based start-up OneWeb launched another big batch of satellites on Saturday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, carrying 34 more spacecraft into orbit to continue the build-up of the firm’s broadband internet constellation. The mission took place despite …
OneWeb: London start-up launches first big batch of satellites
Image copyright Arianespace Image caption This year will see Soyuz rockets launching for OneWeb on a near monthly basis The UK-based OneWeb company has sent 34 satellites into orbit on a single Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The start-up is building a mega-constellation in the sky to deliver broadband internet to all corners of …
