A launch target for December suggests no modifications to the satellites for any navigational services.I wouldn't expect any innovative positioning service from OneWeb - just a Number 2 competitor to Starlink. If it doesn't fail again, the British Government can declare success and move on.
Quote from: gongora on 09/21/2020 02:08 pmThrowing away hundreds of millions of dollars you've already paid doesn't save money. That philosophy often costs companies huge amounts of money. The entire OneWeb project is a good example.
Throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars you've already paid doesn't save money.
”It makes more sense to examine how OneWeb can be turned into a global, sector leading positioning service over time,” says David Morris, the Conservative MP who chairs Parliament’s space group.At first, the UK Space Agency snubbed the deal. But with GNSS scrapped, it seems all options are back on the table. “The [space agency] put £90m into GNSS. They are now accepting that is gone,” a source says.The Business Department said it was now planning to look at “exploiting technologies offered by companies at the cutting-edge of innovation such as OneWeb, Inmarsat and Airbus”.
Proponents say using it for positioning and navigation is perfectly possible. OneWeb’s first run of satellites would be used for broadband, but future satellites, that are easily customised and built in an Airbus factory in Florida, could include more navigation capacity.These could be linked up to state-of-the-art ground control systems, some of which could house atomic clocks. Together, this would provide a viable back up to GPS. Sources say the US Department of Defence is keen on the idea, and more supportive of it as a failsafe system than watching Europe try and usurp GPS.There are sceptics. Carissa Christensen, chief executive of Bryce Space, told a recent inquiry into the OneWeb deal: “It is an open question as to the extent to which that system, in the near term, is suitable for navigation.”
Whatever the future direction, space now has a seat at the top table. A new UK Space Council is being chaired by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the sector has the personal interest of Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's top adviser. The Government’s overarching goal remains a 10pc share of the £400bn space economy by 2030.
The key name here is the one I’ve bolded in this quote.QuoteWhatever the future direction, space now has a seat at the top table. A new UK Space Council is being chaired by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the sector has the personal interest of Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's top adviser. The Government’s overarching goal remains a 10pc share of the £400bn space economy by 2030.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/27/inside-battle-build-british-version-galileo-satellite-system/
Inside the battle to build a British version of the Galileo satellite systemQuote”It makes more sense to examine how OneWeb can be turned into a global, sector leading positioning service over time,” says David Morris, the Conservative MP who chairs Parliament’s space group.At first, the UK Space Agency snubbed the deal. But with GNSS scrapped, it seems all options are back on the table. “The [space agency] put £90m into GNSS. They are now accepting that is gone,” a source says.The Business Department said it was now planning to look at “exploiting technologies offered by companies at the cutting-edge of innovation such as OneWeb, Inmarsat and Airbus”.Quote Proponents say using it for positioning and navigation is perfectly possible. OneWeb’s first run of satellites would be used for broadband, but future satellites, that are easily customised and built in an Airbus factory in Florida, could include more navigation capacity.These could be linked up to state-of-the-art ground control systems, some of which could house atomic clocks. Together, this would provide a viable back up to GPS. Sources say the US Department of Defence is keen on the idea, and more supportive of it as a failsafe system than watching Europe try and usurp GPS.There are sceptics. Carissa Christensen, chief executive of Bryce Space, told a recent inquiry into the OneWeb deal: “It is an open question as to the extent to which that system, in the near term, is suitable for navigation.”The key name here is the one I’ve bolded in this quote.QuoteWhatever the future direction, space now has a seat at the top table. A new UK Space Council is being chaired by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the sector has the personal interest of Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's top adviser. The Government’s overarching goal remains a 10pc share of the £400bn space economy by 2030.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/27/inside-battle-build-british-version-galileo-satellite-system/
Quote from: Star One on 09/28/2020 04:09 pmThe key name here is the one I’ve bolded in this quote.QuoteWhatever the future direction, space now has a seat at the top table. A new UK Space Council is being chaired by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the sector has the personal interest of Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's top adviser. The Government’s overarching goal remains a 10pc share of the £400bn space economy by 2030.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/27/inside-battle-build-british-version-galileo-satellite-system/For those of you not in the know, Cummings is the PMs chief advisor, and seen by some as the power behind the throne. He is known for his unconventional thinking, fondness of technological solutions and disdain for conventional civil service and governmental practices. He has been involved in many controversial decisions this government has made. Not trying to make any political point here, and apologies if any of my own bias seeps through in that description.
What a... deal?https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/1313112043633999877
Quote from: eeergo on 10/05/2020 01:43 pmWhat a... deal?It's traditional for LEO telecommunications constellations to go through bankruptcy. I'd almost be concerned if they DIDN'T go through bankruptcy.
What a... deal?
Last spring we partnered with @BMW to test the OneWeb connectivity experience. In three tests, the OneWeb network exceeded the latency and speed of a 4G/LTE network. While streaming @netflix ping rates were 35 ms compared to 71 ms on the LTE network. (1/2)
What did we test while connecting @BMW network: Netflix ✓YouTube ✓Teams ✓AWS File Transfer ✓We are just getting started! You can read the full study here: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2007/2007.12748.pdf (2/2)
Quote from: Robotbeat on 10/05/2020 01:45 pmQuote from: eeergo on 10/05/2020 01:43 pmWhat a... deal?It's traditional for LEO telecommunications constellations to go through bankruptcy. I'd almost be concerned if they DIDN'T go through bankruptcy.In that tone, what were the legacy Iridium bankruptcy conditions compared with this one? At least their constellation was (mostly?) deployed by the time they crashed, wasn't it?
Quote from: eeergo on 10/05/2020 01:43 pmWhat a... deal?https://twitter.com/AuerSusan/status/1313112043633999877It's traditional for LEO telecommunications constellations to go through bankruptcy. I'd almost be concerned if they DIDN'T go through bankruptcy.
.@OneWeb terminates the controversial JV with @roscosmos subsidiary Gonets, transfers its 49% stake to the latter. The move does not affect satellite launches by #Soyuz rockets through @Arianespace but only gateway operation and market access in Russia.https://twitter.com/Megaconstellati/status/1313496211840696326
OneWeb will remain in RussiaThe announcement of OneWeb's withdrawal from the joint venture with the Russian company "Gonets" was not confirmedThe British edition of The Daily Telegraph on the morning of October 5, citing a statement from OneWeb, announced the decision of this satellite operator to withdraw from the joint venture with the Russian company Gonets. However, in the evening "Messenger" explained that there was no question of the partner's withdrawal from the joint venture. The point is the transfer of its 49% stake to another subsidiary of OneWeb as part of the restructuring of the operator's business.... the share in the Russian joint venture is transferred from one "daughter" of OneWeb LLC - OneWeb Network Access Holdings Limited - to another, called OneWeb Development Limited....
On and after the entry of this Order, but subject tothe occurrence of the Effective Date, the Debtors shall be authorized to take all actions consistentwith this Order and the Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the RestructuringTransactions, including without limitation the transfer of the 49% interest held in OneWeb LimitedLiability Company (“Russian JV”) by OneWeb Network Access Holdings Limited, a Debtor, tonon-Debtor affiliate, OneWeb Development Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary ofOneWeb Global Limited, a Liquidating Debtor, by way of a share purchase agreement. The rightsand obligations of OneWeb Network Access Holdings Limited under the Joint Venture Agreementin relation to the Russian JV (the “JVA”) shall be novated to OneWeb Development Limited uponthe completion of such transfer. Pursuant to the restructuring steps, the Plan Administrator shallconfer and consult with the Reorganized Debtors to transfer the interests in the Russian JV to thejoint venture partner, which owns the remaining 51% of the Russian JV, or effect such othertreatment of the interests in the Russian JV as agreed to by the Reorganized Debtors and the jointventure partner to ensure the necessary cooperation required under the JVA and limit liabilitiesarising therefrom.
