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Soyuz December 17, 2020 At launch sites 13,600 km. apart, Soyuz launchers are readied for two upcoming Arianespace missions During activity in French Guiana, the Soyuz launcher’s third stage is integrated as preparations continue for Arianespace Flight VS25 – scheduled later this month from the Spaceport. Two continents…separated by a 13,600-km. distance…one single goal: efficient access to space for Arianespace customers. This sentence aptly sums up the parallel preparations now underway for Arianespace’s next two missions, which utilize workhorse medium-lift Soyuz launchers. In Russia’s Far East, the countdown is underway at Vostochny Cosmodrome for Flight ST29, which will orbit 36 OneWeb constellation satellites on December 18. The mission’s fully-assembled Soyuz has rolled out to the launch pad, ready for an evening liftoff. ....
Flight ST29: Fourth flight for OneWeb with the first Arianespace mission from Vostochny Cosmodrome OneWeb – the global satellite communications company based in the UK – resumes flights. This 53rd Soyuz mission conducted by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate will be operated from Vostochny Cosmodrome and represents OneWeb’s fourth launch overall and the third for this year. This mission will deliver 36 satellites into orbit, bringing the total fleet to 110 satellites in low Earth orbit. By operating this fourth flight on behalf of OneWeb, Arianespace participates in the fulfilment of its customer’s ultimate ambition: providing internet access for everyone, everywhere, all the time. ....
OneWeb’s satellites are ready for a milestone launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome Soyuz’ Fregat upper stage and the dispenser with 36 OneWeb satellites is shown during encapsulation in the ST payload fairing for Flight ST29 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Thirty-six OneWeb constellation satellites for the initial commercial mission of Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate at Vostochny Cosmodrome have been encapsulated in the payload fairing, taking preparations one step closer to December 18’s medium-lift Soyuz launch from this location in the Russian Far East. Designated Flight ST29 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, it will be the fourth for OneWeb. A total of 74 satellites were delivered by Arianespace into low Earth orbit for the connectivity constellation on two missions earlier this year and one in 2019. ....
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