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Airbus Ships First Batch of Next-Gen OneWeb Satellites
Airbus has shipped the first 32 next-generation OneWeb satellites to Eutelsat, marking the start of a 669-unit fleet replacement program.
October 7, 2026, 12:24 PM·iXBT

Airbus has shipped the first 32 next-generation OneWeb satellites to Eutelsat, marking the start of a 669-unit fleet replacement program.

Eutelsat successfully tested OneWeb satellite connectivity on a moving train in Poland, achieving stable performance at speeds up to 160 km/h using Kymeta hardware.
