OneWeb battled with SpaceX early on to deliver internet access to the Arctic. The business launched 36 satellites into orbit in March 2021 and claimed last July that it had accomplished its “Five to 50” mission to deliver coverage from the North Pole to the 50th Parallel. It aimed for worldwide coverage by June of this year, but scheduled launches from Russia were halted after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russia delayed the launches in order to extract demands from OneWeb, the firm was obliged to rely on SpaceX to finish its network.
