OneWeb Satellites, a JV of OneWeb and Airbus, officially opened what they call the world’s first high-volume, high-speed advanced satellite production facility to bring transformative internet connectivity to everyone, everywhere. The OneWeb Satellites facility is the first to employ industrial-scale mass production techniques for satellites, enabling dramatically reduced costs and production times that can deliver one satellite per production shift or two a day, while significantly expanding internet connectivity and making space technology far more accessible.
The facility’s production functionalities will first support the rapid scaling of the OneWeb network, starting with a constellation of 650 satellites and scaling to 1,980 satellites delivering global connectivity.
The 105,500 square foot production facility, which has two production lines capable of producing two satellites a day, is helping to revitalise Florida’s Space Coast with 250 new high-tech jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs through the supply chain. For Airbus, this new facility is the latest step in the company’s continued growth in US manufacturing and investment.
