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ArianespaceSoyuz STB FregatSoyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

OneWeb 1 (F6)

Launched

February 27, 2019

Launch Successful
OneWeb F6 Patch

Summary

OneWeb F6 launched on an Arianespace Soyuz STB Fregat from Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 27, 2019. It was Arianespace's 275th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,832nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Soyuz STB Fregat flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). OneWeb SL0012, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 992 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 87.8°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.

Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
Milestone
10th Soyuz STB Fregat flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 275th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,832nd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

87.8°Inclination
992 × 1017 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
105.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
70.7°Ascending node
2787 d agoElement epoch2019-02-28 01:35 UTC · stale

OneWeb SL0012 · NORAD 44057 · 2019-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2019-010A
Epoch
2019-02-28 01:35:09 UTC
Mean motion
13.70597498 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.001704
Inclination
87.7699°
Ascending node
70.7488°
Arg. of perigee
246.219°
Mean anomaly
220.4984°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

6 catalogued: 6 payloads; 6 still in orbit

  • OneWeb SL0012 · NORAD 44057 · in orbit
  • OneWeb SL0010 · NORAD 44058 · in orbit
  • OneWeb SL0008 · NORAD 44059 · in orbit
  • OneWeb SL0007 · NORAD 44060 · in orbit
  • OneWeb SL0006 · NORAD 44061 · in orbit
  • OneWeb SL0011 · NORAD 44062 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

OneWeb satellite constellation is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 720 microsatellites, around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit. Eventually it can be expanded to include extra 1260 satellites, for a total of 1980.

Pad

Map of Soyuz Launch Complex

Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

20th launch from Soyuz Launch Complex, 1st this year · 290th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

26 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

70 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did OneWeb F6 launch?

OneWeb F6 launched on February 27, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch OneWeb F6?

Coverage: Décollage Soyouz (VS21) - OneWeb; Arianespace Flight VS21 - Launch Sequence. Watch the replay

What rocket launched OneWeb F6?

Soyuz STB Fregat, flown by Arianespace. Soyuz STB Fregat spec sheet

Where did OneWeb F6 launch from?

Soyuz Launch Complex, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.

What orbit did OneWeb F6 reach?

OneWeb SL0012, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 992 × 1,017 km orbit inclined 87.8°.

How many satellites did OneWeb F6 launch?

6 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 6 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is OneWeb F6 part of?

OneWeb. About OneWeb