The British company OneWeb and launch services operator Arianespace signed an agreement on a project to launch into orbit about 700 micro-connection with the use of Russian rockets “Soyuz”, said the agency “Interfax” a source familiar with the situation.
“This contract for the Russian rocket industry guarantees a new major order of more than 20 rockets” Soyuz “and the same number of boosters” Frigate “. The total value of the contract could reach between one and 1.5 billion dollars “, – told the agency.
According to him, it comes to the order of 21 carrier rocket” Soyuz “with an option for another five missiles. In addition, to launch micro-satellites weighing 100-150 kg is expected to use the new European Space Agency rocket “Ariane 6».
The first start of the program can be held in the third quarter of 2017. Fully group of 600 microsatellites to be deployed by the end of 2019. “Ariane 6″ plan to use after 2022 for the launch of satellites into orbit more.
It is planned that a rocket “Soyuz” will start from Kourou (Guiana Space Centre), Baikonur (Kazakhstan), as well as other Russian spaceports. Each rocket “Soyuz” will be able to place in orbit altitude of more than 1 200 km of microsatellite 32-34.
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