On July 1 at 12:48 UTC, Arianespace and its affiliate, Starsem, launched a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia.

Onboard the Soyuz were 36 satellites that made up the OneWeb 8 mission. The rocket’s Fregat upper stage conducted several engine burns over the course of two and a half hours and then inserted the 36 satellites into the target orbit in nine sets of four. This marks 254satellites launched of a planned constellation of 648 OneWeb satellites.

More Information

OneWeb press release

PDF: OneWeb launch kit

Launch video