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ArianespaceSoyuz 2.1b Fregat-MCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
OneWeb 6
Launched
April 25, 2021
Summary
OneWeb 6 launched on an Arianespace Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on April 25, 2021. It was Arianespace's 294th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,069th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OneWeb SL0176, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 448 × 454 km orbit inclined 87.4°. 36 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Soyuz OneWeb Launch 6The Space Devs
- Flight ST31 – OneWeb | Soyuz Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- OneWeb Launch #6Eutelsat OneWeb
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · ArianespaceOneWeb
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 15th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 294th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,069th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OneWeb SL0176 · NORAD 48210 · 2021-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 36 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-031A
- Epoch
- 2021-04-26 20:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.40869275 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004352
- Inclination
- 87.3996°
- Ascending node
- 312.8578°
- Arg. of perigee
- 295.0549°
- Mean anomaly
- 93.2227°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 143
- B*
- 0.00064082
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
36 catalogued: 36 payloads; 36 still in orbit
- OneWeb SL0176 · NORAD 48210 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0184 · NORAD 48211 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0179 · NORAD 48212 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0180 · NORAD 48213 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0218 · NORAD 48214 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0209 · NORAD 48215 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0198 · NORAD 48216 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0189 · NORAD 48217 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0196 · NORAD 48218 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0183 · NORAD 48219 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0185 · NORAD 48220 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0187 · NORAD 48221 · in orbit
Show 24 more payloads
- OneWeb SL0192 · NORAD 48222 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0219 · NORAD 48223 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0202 · NORAD 48224 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0204 · NORAD 48225 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0205 · NORAD 48226 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0206 · NORAD 48227 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0182 · NORAD 48228 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0186 · NORAD 48229 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0181 · NORAD 48230 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0188 · NORAD 48231 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0220 · NORAD 48232 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0165 · NORAD 48233 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0199 · NORAD 48234 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0203 · NORAD 48235 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0197 · NORAD 48236 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0194 · NORAD 48237 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0193 · NORAD 48238 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0191 · NORAD 48239 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0195 · NORAD 48240 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0201 · NORAD 48241 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0207 · NORAD 48242 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0208 · NORAD 48243 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0200 · NORAD 48244 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0217 · NORAD 48245 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Related page: Flight ST31: to serve OneWeb’s ambitions with 36 more satellites to be launched
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
8th launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 2nd this year · 8th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did OneWeb 6 launch?
OneWeb 6 launched on April 25, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OneWeb 6?
Coverage: Soyuz OneWeb Launch 6; Flight ST31 – OneWeb | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace; OneWeb Launch #6. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OneWeb 6?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did OneWeb 6 launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation.
What orbit did OneWeb 6 reach?
OneWeb SL0176, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 448 × 454 km orbit inclined 87.4°.
How many satellites did OneWeb 6 launch?
36 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 36 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is OneWeb 6 part of?
OneWeb. About OneWeb