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Russia's Soyuz Rocket With 34 OneWeb Satellites Launched From Kourou Spaceport

PARIS (Sputnik) - Russian carrier rocket Soyuz-STB with 34 satellites of UK company OneWeb was launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
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The launch is broadcast on the website of the operator Arianespace.
The total duration of the mission will be 3 hours 33 minutes and will include nine separations of satellites.
OneWeb satellites are designed to create a space communication system that provides high-speed worldwide Internet access. OneWeb is going to deploy a full first generation grouping by June 2022.
This mission brings the total number of OneWeb satellites in low Earth orbit to 428.
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