Russian rocket launches UK telecomms into space

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 26 Mar 2021 by Alex Teddy
On March 25 a rocket took off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Russian Far East bearing 36 British satellites for phone and internet connections. OneWeb is a UK company seeking to finish a group of low orbit satellites to improve broadband worldwide.The company is striving to complete the project asap. The aim is to reach the most isolated parts of the world. It is up against Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Roscosmos launched the Soyuz rocket for OneWeb.OneWeb wants its project to be fully functional by 2022. It will have 650 satellites. OneWeb launched 6 satellites courtesy of Roscosmos in 2019. It has launched some from Baikonur in Kazakhstan and some from French Guyana.

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