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ArianespaceSoyuz 2.1b Fregat-MCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
OneWeb 8
Launched
July 1, 2021
Summary
OneWeb 8 launched on an Arianespace Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on July 1, 2021. It was Arianespace's 297th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,100th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OneWeb SL0249, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 449 × 454 km orbit inclined 87.4°. 36 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Soyuz OneWeb 8The Space Devs
- OneWeb Launch#8Eutelsat OneWeb
- Flight ST33 – OneWeb | Soyuz Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M · ArianespaceOneWeb
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 17th Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 297th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,100th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OneWeb SL0249 · NORAD 48967 · 2021-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 36 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-061A
- Epoch
- 2021-07-02 16:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.40636308 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004029
- Inclination
- 87.3978°
- Ascending node
- 237.0361°
- Arg. of perigee
- 294.7927°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.5151°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 146
- B*
- 0.000004184
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; 34 still in orbit
- OneWeb SL0249 · NORAD 48967 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0250 · NORAD 48968 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0251 · NORAD 48969 · re-entered July 20, 2022
- OneWeb SL0252 · NORAD 48970 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0253 · NORAD 48971 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0254 · NORAD 48972 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0255 · NORAD 48973 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0256 · NORAD 48974 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0257 · NORAD 48975 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0258 · NORAD 48976 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0259 · NORAD 48977 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0260 · NORAD 48978 · in orbit
Show 24 more payloads
- OneWeb SL0261 · NORAD 48979 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0262 · NORAD 48980 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0263 · NORAD 48981 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0264 · NORAD 48982 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0265 · NORAD 48983 · re-entered March 30, 2022
- OneWeb SL0266 · NORAD 48984 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0267 · NORAD 48985 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0268 · NORAD 48986 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0269 · NORAD 48987 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0270 · NORAD 48988 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0271 · NORAD 48989 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0272 · NORAD 48990 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0273 · NORAD 48991 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0274 · NORAD 48992 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0275 · NORAD 48993 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0276 · NORAD 48994 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0277 · NORAD 48995 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0278 · NORAD 48996 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0279 · NORAD 48997 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0280 · NORAD 48998 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0281 · NORAD 48999 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0282 · NORAD 49000 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0283 · NORAD 49001 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0284 · NORAD 49002 · 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.
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
10th launch from Cosmodrome Site 1S, 4th this year · 10th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
20 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did OneWeb 8 launch?
OneWeb 8 launched on July 1, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OneWeb 8?
Coverage: Soyuz OneWeb 8; OneWeb Launch#8; Flight ST33 – OneWeb | Soyuz Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OneWeb 8?
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M spec sheet
Where did OneWeb 8 launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation.
What orbit did OneWeb 8 reach?
OneWeb SL0249, one of 36 catalogued objects, reached a 449 × 454 km orbit inclined 87.4°.
How many satellites did OneWeb 8 launch?
36 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 34 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is OneWeb 8 part of?
OneWeb. About OneWeb