Starlink rival Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus

Starlink rival Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus

Jan 12 : Eutelsat, ‌the satellite operator backed by the French and the British governments, has placed an order with Airbus for 340 satellites to refresh and extend its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit network, the two companies said on Monday.The additional satellites are intended to keep the service running by gr

Airbus Wins Contract to Build 340 Additional OneWeb LEO Satellites for Eutelsat

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Eutelsat to manufacture a further 340 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for the OneWeb constellation, reinforcing the continuity and long-term sustainability of Europe’s global satellite connectivity infrastructure. The latest order follows an earlier procurement of 100 satellites in December 2024, bringing the total number of OneWeb satellites ordered by Eutelsat from Airbus to 440 units. T…

Eutelsat continues $2.56-billion OneWeb refurbishment with 340-satellite order to Airbus; first launches in 2026

LA PLATA, Maryland — Eutelsat’s follow-on contract with Airbus for 340 OneWeb satellites confirms the company’s estimated 2.2-billion-euro ($2.56 billion) commitment to maintaining OneWeb’s Gen 1 constellation into the 2030s before transitioning into the European Commission’s Iris2 secure communications network. Eutelsat ordered a first tranche of 100 OneWeb Gen 1 continuity satellites in December 2024 and had to wait until it had stabilized its…

Eutelsat Taps Airbus To Build 340 OneWeb Satellites

Credit: Airbus In 2016, Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb founded a joint venture called Airbus OneWeb Satellites to build what was then a constellation of 900 satellites for the OneWeb low Earth orbit megaconstellation. The joint venture built more than 600 OneWeb satellites that are currently in orbit. In September 2023, Eutelsat completed its acquisition of OneWeb, and in January 2024, Airbus purchased OneWeb’s share in Airbus OneWeb Satell…

Eutelsat Orders 340 Extra OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites from Airbus

European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that they’ve ordered a further 340 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites for their global OneWeb network from Airbus Defence and Space. This is on top of the planned 100 satellite extension that was previously procured in Dec 2024 (due to for delivery in late 2026); representing a total network expansion of 440 satellites. OneWeb, which readers may recall was originally rescued from bankrup…