Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | OneWeb 5

The Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M mission, designated OneWeb 5, is a commercial communications satellite launch scheduled for 2021-03-25T02:47:33Z from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia, Russian Federation. The mission will deploy 36 OneWeb satellites into a polar orbit, further expanding the constellation's global coverage and high-speed internet connectivity. This mission marks a significant milestone in the OneWeb constellation's development, enabling the provision of low-latency internet services to remote and underserved regions. The launch will utilize a Soyuz 2.1b rocket with a Fregat-M upper stage, a variant of the Fregat upper stage that has demonstrated high accuracy and reliability in numerous orbital insertion missions.

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