OneWeb constellation
OneWeb is Eutelsat's LEO broadband constellation — hundreds of satellites in a polar network around 1,200 km, built to deliver internet connectivity worldwide, including the far north and south that geostationary satellites serve poorly.
What is OneWeb?
// the factsOneWeb is a low-Earth-orbit communications constellation. Unlike geostationary internet satellites, its hundreds of spacecraft circle at roughly 1,200 km in a polar orbit, handing traffic between each other to cover the whole globe — poles included.
It is the second-largest constellation in the catalogue. After Starlink, OneWeb is the biggest active fleet tracked in the public record, with several hundred objects. Each satellite is a separate tracked spacecraft with published orbital element data.
Polar orbits mean polar coverage. The constellation's near-polar design is what makes it attractive to operators in high latitudes — shipping, aviation, and national networks — where traditional geostationary service is weak or unavailable.