The fairing of the Soyuz 2.1b rocket has been joined with its second stage for the OneWeb 7 mission next week

The fairing of the Soyuz 2.1b rocket has been joined with its second stage for the OneWeb 7 mission next week. The mission will deploy 36 OneWeb satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

Image credit: Roscosmos

OneWeb, similar to Starlink, is a company aiming to deliver broadband satellite internet services worldwide, making internet available for everyone. 

Image credit: Roscosmos

The Soyuz is a four-stage launcher, designed to extremely high reliability levels for its use in manned missions. The rocket has been in continuous production, demonstrating its unmatched reliability with more than 1,900 manned and unmanned missions performed to date. 

The previous OneWeb launch.
Image credit: Roscosmos

Author: Wei Hao

@XploreSpace