Space

A Soyuz rocket successfully sent 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit Wednesday (March 24) as the London-based company continues its recovery from a tough 2020.

On March 25, 1655, Saturn’s moon Titan was discovered by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (a name that you’ve probably heard mispronounced as “Hoy-gens”). 

The European launch provider Arianespace will use a Soyuz rocket to launch 36 satellites into orbit for the OneWeb internet constellation. It will lift off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia, on Wednesday (March 24) at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 March 25 GMT). 

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“It validates the fact that the industry is maturing, and that it’s not a bunch of crazy rocket scientists out in the field blowing stuff up.”

SpaceX will use a Falcon 9 rocket to launch 60 satellites for the company’s Starlink satellite internet constellation early Wednesday (March 24) in a mission designated Starlink 22. 

 A Soyuz rocket will launch 36 new satellites into orbit for OneWeb today (March 24), expanding on the company’s growing high-speed internet constellation, and you can watch the action live online.