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Written question asked by Lord Bowness (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


OneWeb: Satellites

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many OneWeb launches have taken place since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the halting of launches by the Russian Soyuz; from what locations they were launched; and using what launch vehicle.

Answer

At the time of writing, no launches of OneWeb satellites have taken place since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The next launch is currently scheduled for 23 October 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India, using a Launch Vehicle Mark 3 developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2675
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Russia Satellites Spaceflight OneWeb
Link
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