Oneweb: Satellites
(asked on 3rd March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of OneWeb’s planned use of Russian Soyuz rockets to launch satellites into space; whether the launch took place as planned on 4 March from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakstan: and what plans they have, if any, to end OneWeb’s reliance on Russian Soyuz rockets and launch facilities.
Answered by
Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 15th March 2022
The OneWeb Board voted to suspend all launches from Baikonur, including the launch scheduled for 4 March, and the company are currently considering options for alternative launches. This exercise is commercially sensitive and a matter for OneWeb.