UK-based satellite communications company OneWeb reported on Thursday that it had achieved its first key operational goal, dubbed the ‘Five to 50’ mission, with the successful launch of 36 more of its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites by Arianespace from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome. This launch takes the number of OneWeb satellites now in orbit to 254. Although this number represents only 40% of the company’s planned initial fleet of 648 satellites, it is enough for OneWeb to start delivering high-speed broadband connectivity over the northern regions of the planet, from the North Pole to latitude 50° N. This zone includes the Arctic, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, the UK and northern Europe.
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