World Wide Web: Russia to Launch 672 Satellites for Global Internet Service
SputnikNews.com
25.06.2015
Russia’s Federal Space Agency secured the biggest space launch contract in history with French and British firms which aim to provide global broadband Internet service.
Russia’s Roscosmos Federal Space Agency secured a contract with France’s Arianespace and British OneWeb global broadband Internet service to launch 672 satellites between 2017 and 2019.
The OneWeb satellites will be able to provide broadband fiber-quality Internet to the entire world, and in particular to residents of rural areas without broadband Internet, according to Arianespace. The satellites will be launched using 21 Soyuz carrier rockets, with an option for five more launched after the contract is complete for the purpose of replenishing old satellites.
“This contract is the biggest in the history of providing launch services. And the choice of Soyuz carrier rockets is evidence of the high competitiveness of Russian space launch technology,” Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said.
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