Enterprise Press releases1 Mar 2023VEON and OneWeb Partner to deliver seamless communication and digital servicesPartnership to provide extended mobile internet connectivity and digital services in emerging marketsMWC, Barcelona, 1 March 2023 - VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced today at the Mobile World Congress that they are partnering to provide extended mobile internet connectivity and digital services in emerging markets. VEON Group’s operating companies serve a vast geography that is home to more than 510 million people, including countries that have some of the lowest population densities in the world, uneven population distribution, internal migration patterns, rich economic resources in remote areas and disaster-prone regions. OneWeb partnership will further support VEON Group’s “4G for all” and “humanitarian connectivity” focus, which has seen VEON’s operating companies significantly increase their 4G coverage over the past 2 years, bridge the digital divide for millions of users, respond to disasters and unlock economic growth in their markets. OneWeb’s LEO network has substantive capabilities to deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity to governments, businesses and communities. To-date, the business has launched 544 satellites into orbit, 80 per cent of its satellite constellation, which will deliver global coverage when completed in 2023. OneWeb’s services work seamlessly with mobile communication infrastructure to enable satellite backhaul to be integrated into mobile networks. OneWeb additionally enables operators to expand 3G, 4G, LTE, and 5G networks into underserved or unconnected communities, particularly those in hard-to-reach places.“We have always stated that our focus is ‘4G for all’ and that mobile communication is an essential service. Our partnership with OneWeb enables us to ensure that the continuity of this essential service can be secured everywhere, providing access to seamless connectivity and digital services, supporting resilience, and enabling growth.” explains Kaan Terzioglu, CEO of VEON Group. “We are excited to explore the possibilities this partnership will bring, from emergency connectivity in disaster response to enabling economic activity in remote regions, and to serving rural areas with mobile education, healthcare and financial services, complementing terrestrial connectivity.”Neil Masterson, CEO of OneWeb, added: “OneWeb and VEON have a shared mission: to expand reliable, affordable and high-speed connectivity services to the places that need it most. With this partnership we can support the development of telecoms and digital infrastructure in emerging markets, working with VEON to ensure the essential roll-out of mobile connectivity. We look forward to capitalising on the potential that this partnership has for the customers and communities we serve, while ensuring that OneWeb remains the partner of choice for telco operators globally.”
OneWeb will launch 40 satellites with @SpaceX no earlier than Thursday 9 March, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Don’t remember if this was answered, but will OneWeb EVER retrieve the 36 OneWeb satellites stuck in Russia?I don’t know what Russia’s going to do with them.
Thirty-six OneWeb spacecraft were left stranded at the Russian-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after the launch was grounded. Officials from OneWeb do not expect to regain custody of the satellites. Massimiliano Ladovaz, OneWeb’s chief technology officer, said last year OneWeb manufactured new satellites to replace the spacecraft impounded by Russia.
Quote from: ZachS09 on 03/10/2023 03:04 pmDon’t remember if this was answered, but will OneWeb EVER retrieve the 36 OneWeb satellites stuck in Russia?I don’t know what Russia’s going to do with them.https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/09/falcon-9-oneweb-17-coverage/QuoteThirty-six OneWeb spacecraft were left stranded at the Russian-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after the launch was grounded. Officials from OneWeb do not expect to regain custody of the satellites. Massimiliano Ladovaz, OneWeb’s chief technology officer, said last year OneWeb manufactured new satellites to replace the spacecraft impounded by Russia.
After this launch how many more sats are left for the Gen1 constellation?
The next GSLV will be the last one needed to reach global coverage (36 sats) then we will launch 16 sats early May (15 are Gen1 and 1 is an early demo for Gen2) and we will be left with 20 ground spares to be launched at a later stage .
Will the Gen2 satellite be a similar design to the Gen1 satellites?
Quite different actually
What is different with OneWeb gen2?
We have presented some of the features at the investor day with Eutelsat some months ago. Clearly we will fly a state of the art ultra flexible payload , OISL, much higher capacity density, ability to connect with very small UT, GEO/LEO by design. Evolutive architecture
Advanced and evolutive waveform , 6G ready, very high level of security, and not just a connectivity system but will provide auxiliary services like PNT a and … ( stay tuned)
OneWeb Press releases13 Mar 2023OneWeb announces global agreementProposal to bundle global satellite broadband connectivity with AWS cloud services and edge computing capabilities will expand horizontal and vertical services around the world.Washington DC, 13 March, 2023 - OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced that it signed a letter of intent with Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (AWS), a leading cloud platform, to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and the delivery of innovative services to customers worldwide.OneWeb and AWS will work together to expand both horizontal and vertical services to provide customizable and integrated solutions for edge-to-edge operations. Teaming-up global satellite broadband connectivity with AWS cloud services and edge computing capabilities, OneWeb can create a more sustainable, competitive offering and deliver advanced connectivity to a vast array of customers around the globe.The ambition is to provide a fully integrated satellite constellation management solution as a service to the public and satellite community. Working together to innovate, develop, and enhance industry and cloud solutions, OneWeb and AWS will aim to create the next generation of virtual network functions focused on bringing LEO connectivity to customers and communities around the globe. OneWeb and AWS will work closely together on four key initiatives:• Business Continuity: Bundling connectivity with cloud services and edge computing services, delivering continuity and resiliency through an integrated infrastructure backed by the LEO constellation. • Virtualisation of Mission Operations: Supporting virtual mission operations for customers through integrated and customizable solutions. • Space Data Analytics: Aggregating and fusing new levels of predictive and trending big data analytics through data lakes to support space and ground operations. • User Terminals & Edge Integration: Deploying seamless cloud to edge solutions with a LEO connected user terminal. OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency LEO technology could serve as a conduit between the telco edge and AWS’s global cloud network. This announcement is the latest effort by OneWeb in its mission to bridge the digital divide and bolster innovation through industry collaboration with best-in-class service providers, serving customers from government, telecommunications, airline, and shipping industries.Maurizio Vanotti, Vice President for New Markets at OneWeb, said: “We are incredibly excited to begin working with AWS to see cloud services extended even closer to the edge thanks to OneWeb’s network. This global agreement will change the market dynamics, with OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency services powering connectivity that will enable customers to reach even the most remote edges of the world and everywhere in between.” Clint Crosier, Director, Aerospace and Satellite Solutions, AWS, said: “We are excited to work with OneWeb in their efforts to provide cloud-based connectivity and deliver innovative services to customers worldwide. AWS is committed to helping customers reimagine space systems, accelerate innovation, and turn data into useful insights quickly. We look forward to working with OneWeb in their efforts to push the edge closer to where their customers need it most.”
QuoteOneWeb Press releases13 Mar 2023OneWeb announces global agreementProposal to bundle global satellite broadband connectivity with AWS cloud services and edge computing capabilities will expand horizontal and vertical services around the world.Washington DC, 13 March, 2023 - OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced that it signed a letter of intent with Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (AWS), a leading cloud platform, to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and the delivery of innovative services to customers worldwide.{snip}This is a very interesting development.What is AWS up to here? Are they * getting worried about Kuiper ever arriving? * feeling the need to get their NGSO-related services up and running Real Soon Now? * using OneWeb to pilot the kinds of services that they will then switch over to Kuiper when that's operational?
OneWeb Press releases13 Mar 2023OneWeb announces global agreementProposal to bundle global satellite broadband connectivity with AWS cloud services and edge computing capabilities will expand horizontal and vertical services around the world.Washington DC, 13 March, 2023 - OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today announced that it signed a letter of intent with Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (AWS), a leading cloud platform, to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and the delivery of innovative services to customers worldwide.{snip}
With the recent story about Kazakhstan seizing Russian assets at Baikonaur (https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/kazakhstan-seizes-russian-assets-baikonur-spaceport#:~:text=Kazakhstan%20has%20taken%20control%20of,of%20Russia's%20Roscosmos%20State%20Corp.) is there a better chance now of the OneWeb satellites being returned?
Quote from: Darga on 03/13/2023 11:32 pmThink Oneweb will get their satellites back now?They are not stored on property belonging to TsENKI rather they are stored in Starsem's section of building MIK-112 (on site 112).
Think Oneweb will get their satellites back now?
OneWeb, nearing completion of its global network, has largely given up on trying to retrieve $50 million worth of satellites being held by Russia.“I spend no time thinking about it. We've completely moved on," CEO Neil Masterson said.
Seems a good time to take a look at the OneWeb (OW) satellite constellation overall. Here is the current distribution of OW satellite altitudes
Let's zoom in on the operational shells. There are 10 shells at altitudes 1185.6, 1189.7, 1193.7, 1197.7, 1201.7, 1205.8, 1209.8, 1213.7, 1217.7 and 1221.7 km, so spaced about 4.0 km each. An add'l group at 1182 km may be a reserve, not as sharp in altitude
If we plot height vs inclination we see that although the inclination is not as precisely controlled there is a trend vs height to keep the plane precession rate the same (green lines are constant precession rate)
Here is height vs time for the satellites over the past year
Zooming in you can see the little wiggles that indicate the satellites are stationkeeping and therefore active
Finally, since the sats in the operational shells all have the same precession rates we can compare their orbital planes. This plot shows the longitude of the plane on the X axis and the spacing around the plane on the Y axis.
Edit to add:https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1640011251269902338Quote Finally, since the sats in the operational shells all have the same precession rates we can compare their orbital planes. This plot shows the longitude of the plane on the X axis and the spacing around the plane on the Y axis.
I don't understand the headline.Planes (nominal): 12 spaced 30°Planes (actual)..: 24 spaced 15°Actual there are or will be 12 planes spaced by 15°. And with that, the earth is covered.
Quote from: GWR64 on 03/26/2023 05:56 pmI don't understand the headline.Planes (nominal): 12 spaced 30°Planes (actual)..: 24 spaced 15°Actual there are or will be 12 planes spaced by 15°. And with that, the earth is covered.That wording is strange alright. For those of us who didn't immediately visualize Earth coverage based on this spacing, remember that all 12 planes are very nearly exactly polar. The satellites all operate for the full orbit, so they operate when traveling north to south and again when traveling south to north, so there are 24 coverage strips. That's why 12 planes cover the whole 360 degrees.There is a tiny little gap between one particular pair of planes because the orbits are not at exactly 90 degrees of inclination. If I recall correctly the gap is widest at about 45 degrees latitude and everybody at that latitude is under the gap once a day.
