Written question asked by Lord Birt (Crossbench) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 26 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
OneWeb
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether OneWeb will use large or small launchers to create Low Earth Orbit satellite constellations.
- Answer
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OneWeb currently utilises heavy launch via their ArianeSpace contract executed through the Soyuz launcher. This is currently the most economical option for launching multiple Low Earth Orbit satellites at a single time.
The UK aims to develop domestic small satellite launch capabilities from Cornwall and Scotland by 2022, which OneWeb will be able to utilise as applicable to their business operations.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL14697
- Session
- 2019-21
- Related items
- Subjects
- Satellites OneWeb
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