Eutelsat OneWeb

Satellite Operator · United Kingdom · Founded 2012 · oneweb.net

Eutelsat OneWeb is a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group providing broadband satellite Internet services in low Earth orbit (LEO). The company is headquartered in London, and has offices in Virginia, US and a satellite manufacturing facility in Florida â Airbus OneWeb Satellites â that is a joint venture with Airbus Defence and Space.

Headquarters

London

United Kingdom

Ownership

Subsidiary

CEO

Eva Berneke

Founded

2012

Satellites in Orbit

634

636 operated all time

Upcoming Launches

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OneWeb 21Falcon 9 Block 5 · customer, launching with SpaceX2026-11-30
OneWeb L?Ariane 64 · customer, launching with Arianespace2027-12-31
OneWeb L?Maia · customer, launching with MaiaSpace2027-12-31
OneWeb L?Ariane 64 · customer, launching with Arianespace2028-12-31

Products & Capabilities

LEO broadbandLow Earth Orbit Broadband ConstellationLarge Constellation Autonomy & Collision Avoidance

Satellites Launched per Year

Fleet in Orbit

OneWeb SL0721 JoeySat2023-05-20 · LEO · Operator
OneWeb SL07032023-05-20 · LEO · Operator
OneWeb SL06962023-05-20 · LEO · Operator
OneWeb SL06942023-05-20 · LEO · Operator
OneWeb SL06862023-05-20 · LEO · Operator

Constellation

OneWeb
Broadband · Operational
651 active
100.5% of 648

Licences

Current licences only2 licences

Licence	Regulator	Reference	Satellites	Granted	Expires or deadline	Status	Source
OneWeb over India · constellation First IN-SPACe authorisation for satellite broadband. Commercial service starts once spectrum is allocated.	IN-SPACe Satellite service authorisation	—	—	21 Nov 2023	—	Active	Eutelsat press release ↗
OneWeb Gen1 · constellation UK-licensed system allowed to serve the US. In September 2022 the FCC allowed up to 49 satellites in two planes; the 6,372-satellite second phase is still deferred.	FCC Market access	FCC 17-77; DA 22-970; call sign S2963	720	22 Jun 2017	—	Active	FCC order DA 22-970 ↗

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Data Sources for This Record

Company profile

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Wikidata

Q24039799

Satellites

GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly