Quote from: GWR64 on 11/05/2022 04:17 pmQuote from: meekGee on 11/05/2022 02:00 pmQuote from: GWR64 on 11/04/2022 08:41 amWhat options are there for picking up the 36 OneWeb satellites from Baikonur?I can't find a civilian western cargo plane where the OneWeb containers fit through the cargo door.Apart from special solutions like Airbus Beluga. But for what a loading platform is required at the airports.I don't believe that a C5 or C17 flies to Baikonur.Only AN-124 and IL-76 remain. An IL-76 would have to fly several times.All airlines flying with Ukrainian license, will not fly to Baikonur. Antonov, Zet Avia, Maximus Air CargoIn purely formal terms, a Volga Dnepr Airline AN-124 could transport the satellites from Baikonur to India. But is that politically desirable?Several flights with a Silkway IL-76 (Azerbaijan) would perhaps be more neutral.Truck them out?OK but where to?Baikonur is in Kazakhstan, only leased to Russia. Not sure about the level of extrateritoriality there (cars do seem to use russian license plates). So landing at Baikonur (Yubileyniy) would most likely be somewhat awkward. The next closest airport seems to be Kyzylorda, about 250km away.
Quote from: meekGee on 11/05/2022 02:00 pmQuote from: GWR64 on 11/04/2022 08:41 amWhat options are there for picking up the 36 OneWeb satellites from Baikonur?I can't find a civilian western cargo plane where the OneWeb containers fit through the cargo door.Apart from special solutions like Airbus Beluga. But for what a loading platform is required at the airports.I don't believe that a C5 or C17 flies to Baikonur.Only AN-124 and IL-76 remain. An IL-76 would have to fly several times.All airlines flying with Ukrainian license, will not fly to Baikonur. Antonov, Zet Avia, Maximus Air CargoIn purely formal terms, a Volga Dnepr Airline AN-124 could transport the satellites from Baikonur to India. But is that politically desirable?Several flights with a Silkway IL-76 (Azerbaijan) would perhaps be more neutral.Truck them out?OK but where to?
Quote from: GWR64 on 11/04/2022 08:41 amWhat options are there for picking up the 36 OneWeb satellites from Baikonur?I can't find a civilian western cargo plane where the OneWeb containers fit through the cargo door.Apart from special solutions like Airbus Beluga. But for what a loading platform is required at the airports.I don't believe that a C5 or C17 flies to Baikonur.Only AN-124 and IL-76 remain. An IL-76 would have to fly several times.All airlines flying with Ukrainian license, will not fly to Baikonur. Antonov, Zet Avia, Maximus Air CargoIn purely formal terms, a Volga Dnepr Airline AN-124 could transport the satellites from Baikonur to India. But is that politically desirable?Several flights with a Silkway IL-76 (Azerbaijan) would perhaps be more neutral.Truck them out?
What options are there for picking up the 36 OneWeb satellites from Baikonur?I can't find a civilian western cargo plane where the OneWeb containers fit through the cargo door.Apart from special solutions like Airbus Beluga. But for what a loading platform is required at the airports.I don't believe that a C5 or C17 flies to Baikonur.Only AN-124 and IL-76 remain. An IL-76 would have to fly several times.All airlines flying with Ukrainian license, will not fly to Baikonur. Antonov, Zet Avia, Maximus Air CargoIn purely formal terms, a Volga Dnepr Airline AN-124 could transport the satellites from Baikonur to India. But is that politically desirable?Several flights with a Silkway IL-76 (Azerbaijan) would perhaps be more neutral.
Here is our next launch mission patch @OneWeb @SpaceX
I can't really see those sats being worth much after being in custody of a James Bond bad guy organization for so long.
We’ve partnered with @vivacom to build a new set of SNPs in Bulgaria. The SNPs will deliver improved, resilient broadband coverage stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1597610014713470976
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TAMPA, Fla. — OneWeb said SpaceX is slated to launch 40 of its satellites as early as Dec. 6 to complete almost 80% of its low Earth orbit broadband (LEO) constellation.All 40 satellites have been encapsulated for a Falcon 9 launch no earlier than 5:37 p.m. Eastern from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, OneWeb said Dec. 2.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a batch of satellites next week from Florida's Space Coast. The rocket will send 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5:37 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.OneWeb is putting hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit for low latency broadband communications. This will be the first launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX.The Falcon 9's first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.When the launch happens, you can watch it in the FOX 35 News App or at FOX35orlando.com on our livestream.
