Sources from many sources show that the British OneWeb company will face the possibility of bankruptcy, and musk's rocket will not be used after the Russian space agency stops launching the British OneWeb satellite.
The British did not calculate: the contract had been signed, the fee was paid in advance, the British OneWeb satellite had also been loaded into the Russian rocket, and just as the rocket launch entered the countdown, Russia suddenly stopped the launch of the OneWeb satellite and mothballed 36 British satellites.
The Russian Space Agency told OneWeb that when it can be proved that The OneWeb satellites will not have military uses, when it will completely sever relations with the British government, then when will it launch the 36 OneWeb satellites placed in my place.
OneWeb, a British communications company, is the owner of OneWeb satellites, which, like Musk's Starlink satellites, are used to form satellite interconnection networks.
OneWeb satellites and Starlink satellites are different from the places, first, OneWeb satellite networking only needs 648, Starlink satellites need thousands, two, OneWeb satellite Internet only covers Europe and Asia, Starlink satellites will cover the world, three, OneWeb satellite height of about 1200 kilometers, Starlink satellite height of about 600 kilometers.
OneWeb satellites operate on 12 near-polar orbital planes, orbital inclination of 86.4 degrees, through the Ku and Ka bands to upload and down the data packets, in theory, starlink satellites faster than OneWeb satellites, OneWeb satellites than the number of satellites less than starlink satellites.
By March 2022, OneWeb satellites have successfully deployed more than 400 satellites, just over 200, if you launch a batch of 36 satellites every two months with Russian rockets, you can complete the formation of the satellite network in 2022, and the whole of Europe can use the British satellite Internet, which is a great honor.
Before the United Kingdom issued the first "sanctions list" to Russia, someone advised OneWeb to suspend the launch of OneWeb satellites, but in the eyes of OneWeb executives, the satellite Internet that is about to be completed, where there is a reason to stop, is this not a waste of previous achievements?
Now well, the Russian Space Agency not only stopped the launch of the OneWeb satellite, but also did not refund the launch fee paid in advance, this time, the British OneWeb company is really a big loss, satellite + rocket launch, the total value of about 200 million US dollars, it is estimated that OneWeb executives fainted in the toilet, this is really a sudden blow.
Since the Russian rocket can't be used, then the next launch will use the Us Dollar SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, anyway Musk is promoting every day: the Falcon 9 is the cheapest commercial rocket in the world, as long as you give money, I will launch, not to mention how the United Kingdom and the United States are related.
This time the British did not calculate: After The OneWeb executive contacted SpaceX, he hoped to use the Falcon 9 rocket to launch the OneWeb satellite, but Musk's SpaceX has not replied, ignoring the matter, the meaning is already obvious, Musk rocket does not want to give OneWeb use.
Why wouldn't Musk, who has always been generous and daring, not want to launch OneWeb satellites? There's a reason why, lately, Musk has been worried about a possible thing that Europeans will use their own OneWeb satellite Internet, and in the same way, StarLink's global rollout plan will be blocked.
Now that the Uk's OneWeb satellite is about to be deployed, Musk's Starlink network will usher in the biggest competitor ever, and Musk is certainly unhappy. Now that Russia has stopped launching OneWeb satellites and has mothballed 36 OneWeb satellites, Musk is probably smiling at this moment.
It is said that peers are wrongdoers, how can Musk help OneWeb launch Internet satellites? Even if OneWeb doubles the launch cost, it is estimated that Musk will not use the rocket, you know that Musk is the world's richest man, never lack of a rocket launch this money.
Losing nearly $200 million, and no rocket launches, now the British OneWeb company is facing a bankruptcy crisis, has been the British OneWeb relying on others to barely support until now, including the British government shares, which is why the Russian Space Agency asked OneWeb to break off relations with the British government.
OneWeb has had many crises, it is not easy to go all the way, it is about to succeed, but it has overturned because of the British sanctions against Russia, and if OneWeb satellite cannot be officially put into use by 2023, then OneWeb is likely to declare bankruptcy.
Of course, this is also the result that Musk is most willing to see, without OneWeb satellite, a strong competitor, Starlink network promotion will be smoother. Interesting and informative scientific content, please pay attention to the only WeChat public account: Interesting Exploration