--- title: "Starlink competitor OneWeb completes fleet to deliver global internet" description: "OneWeb has launched the final 36 satellites of its first 616-satellite \"constellation\", giving Elon Musk's Starlink rival Starlink a global." author: "Anonymous User" published: 2023-03-28 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2939/starlink-competitor-oneweb-completes-fleet-to-deliver-global-internet category: "news" tags: ["space science", "space transportation"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Starlink competitor OneWeb completes fleet to deliver global internet One Web Ltd has launched the final 36 satellites in its original 'constellation' of 616 satellites, allowing [Elon Musk](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85512/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-two-business-tycoon-of-similar-age)'s Starlink rival to provide global broadband coverage this year. \ ![Starlink competitor OneWeb completes fleet to deliver global internet](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/648044/b46d6c3e-8654-463d-adc1-1051205af605/images/8d9b525e-2174-4864-9779-63c67e5d6639.png) \ The company filed for bankruptcy in March 2020 following the closure of credit markets due to the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and has also been supported by the UK government and his Bharti Group. telecom tycoon. \ The launch [took place](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36919/which-is-the-unheard-indian-battle-that-took-place-in-history) in Sriharikota, an islet off the southern [Indian state](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35754/in-which-indian-state-did-the-game-of-polo-originate) of [Andhra Pradesh](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62145/who-has-sworn-in-as-the-chief-minister-of-andhra-pradesh). It ends a tumultuous chapter for the satellite company innovated a decade ago by periodical space entrepreneur Greg Wyler. \ The company filed for ruin in March 2020 following the check of credit requests due to the profitable extremity caused by Covid- 19 and has also been supported by the UK government and his Bharti Group. telecom mogul. Relief of [Sunil Mittal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49547/what-is-sunil-mittal-net-worth) in India. It has since entered investments from SoftBank Group, the South Korean empire Hanwha Systems and Hughes Satellite Systems from the [United States](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2228/the-united-states-claims-seagate-broke-export-laws-by-selling-huawei-hard-drives). \ Masterson said OneWeb has contract revenue of $900 million and is expected to break even by 2025. The London-based company has also begun planning a sophisticated second wave that includes hundreds of additional satellites, which could cost up to $4 billion and be operated by 2028. . \ ## space race \ The launch is a major milestone in the new [space race](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85453/trends-of-the-space-race-and-the-moon-landing-exploring-new-frontiers) to belt the earth with thousands of low-flying spacecraft for broadband, which has sparked agreements among existing players. \ OneWeb is the [second largest](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156802/write-a-program-that-take-n-integer-number-as-input-and-display-the-second-largest-value) system in low Earth orbit or "LEO" after Starlink, the system operated and launched by billionaire Musk's [Space Exploration](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302957/spacetech-surges-recent-breakthroughs-in-space-exploration) Technology Corporation, with more than 3,000 satellites in space. trajectory. Amazon.com Inc. is planning its own system of thousands of people called Project Kuiper. \ Downplaying competition from SpaceX, Masterson said that Musk's company is aimed at consumers, while OneWeb is aimed at businesses and governments. He is also a customer of SpaceX. \ - OneWeb used Musk's rocket to send its own satellites after a launch with French company Arianespace SA derailed following Russia's [invasion of Ukraine](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83037/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-would-reverberate-around-the-world) a year ago. \ - OneWeb wishes to send information for potential "Gen 2" vendors in the second quarter, Masterson added. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2939/starlink-competitor-oneweb-completes-fleet-to-deliver-global-internet Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.