Written question asked by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Monday, 28 March 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 April 2022. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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OneWeb

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what their fallback system is for OneWeb in the event that the GPS is disrupted by (1) an enemy, or (2) malicious entity; and what consideration they have given to a ground based system.

Answer

OneWeb’s first generation satellites were not designed with Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services in mind.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL7408

Session

2021-22

Subjects

Satellites Global positioning system OneWeb

Link

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