Aug 23, 2021 9:51:00 AM IST
A Russian Soyuz rocket has taken off into space with 34 new satellites from UK operator Oneweb, which aims to provide high-speed internet access anywhere in the world.
The rocket operated by the European Arianespace took off successfully on Saturday at 22:13 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Roscosmos space agency said in a statement.
This was the fifth launch of OneWeb satellites this year, with the last taking place on July 1.
OneWeb is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other services to countries around the world.
The company competes with billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to provide fast internet access to remote areas of the world via satellites.
The British company expects its global commercial internet service to be operational by next year, supported by some 650 satellites.
Arianespace, which has worked with Russia for nearly two decades, is under contract to carry out 16 Soyuz launches between December 2020 and the end of 2022.
With this latest mission, a total of 288 satellites are now in orbit for the constellation.
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