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OneWeb Launch Unlikely After U.K. Rejects Russia’s Last-Minute Demands

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OneWeb Launch Unlikely After U.K. Rejects Russia’s Last-Minute Demands
Arianespace launches 36 satellites for OneWeb on March 25, 2021. Photo: OneWeb

An upcoming launch from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator OneWeb from the Baikonur Cosmodrome is in jeopardy after Russian space agency Roscomos placed intense demands on OneWeb, launcher Arianespace, and the United Kingdom government, amid war in Ukraine. Director General Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday that Roscosmos will not allow the launch unless OneWeb meets its conditions — guarantee the satellites will not be used for military purposes, and that the United Kingdom’s government withdraws its investment in OneWeb. “Today we are making a request…

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