OneWeb deploys another 36 satellites and completes planned constellation

Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb has launched a further 36 satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.
The launch took place yesterday and the satellites were ‘dispensed’ in nine phases. Signal acquisition on all 36 of them has been confirmed, we’re told, and this marks the firm’s 18th launch and completes the total planned constellation of 618 satellites.
588 satellites were earmarked to deliver global coverage with additional ones launched