OneWeb launches another 34 satellites

LONDON, U.K. — In its second launch of 2020 and its third to date, OneWeb launched 34 more satellites into orbit on Saturday, bringing the total number of satellites in the constellation to 74 so far. The launch was made aboard a Soyuz launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the satellites dispensed in nine batches and signal acquisition anticipated within hours of the launch. The latest launch achievement was made possible by the pace and execution of OneWeb Satellites’ high-volume production factory in Florida, says the news release. OneWeb says it has now successfully deployed and tested...