Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 34 ONEWEB communication satellites with a third attempt started from the Baikonur cosmodrome. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the state corporation “Roskosmos”.
“There is a contact of lifting,” said the announcer during online broadcast. It is noted that the launch of the rocket was scheduled for 01:13 Moscow time.
Earlier it was reported that the State Commission on the basis of the meeting on the Baikonur cosmodrome gave permission for the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b missile. The decision was made after eliminating the detected fault.
before that the start was transferred twice. On August 19, the team’s cancellation team was given a few seconds before the start due to a failure in the work of Russian equipment of the starting complex. On August 20, OneWeb asked to postpone the start due to a fault in the Satellite Control Software Software software.
OneWeb plans to complete the deployment of a satellite grouping for global providing ground consumers with high-speed Internet by June 2022. According to the company, grouping on low near-earth