Moscow, Russia:
A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband net everywhere in the world.
The rocket operated by Europe’s Arianespace took off effectively at 2213 GMT Saturday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Roscosmos space agency mentioned in a statement.
It was the fifth launch of OneWeb satellites this year, with the last one on July 1.
OneWeb is working to full the building of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites giving enhanced broadband and other services to nations worldwide.
The corporation is competing against billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to provide rapidly net for the world’s remote locations through satellites.
The UK corporation plans for its worldwide industrial net service to be operational by next year, supported by some 650 satellites.
Arianespace, which has worked with Russia for close to two decades, is beneath contract to make 16 Soyuz launches involving December 2020 and the finish of 2022.
With this most recent mission, a total of 288 satellites are now in orbit for the constellation.
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