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OneWeb Launch Statistics

OneWeb satellite configuration	One Web sats on Fregat dispenser
(Images: Airbus/OneWeb Satellites; Roskosmos)

Summary status table

Data last updated: 2023 Sep 24 18:02:42

Mission	Total Sats Launched	Failed to orbit	Early Deorbit	Disposal Complete	Reentry after Fail	Total Down	Total In Orbit	Screened	Failed, decaying	Graveyard	Total Working	Disposal underway	Out of constellation	Anom.	Reserve, Relocating	Special	Drift	Ascent	Operational Orbit	Orbit Heights	Phase vs Plane	Plane vs Time
		f	F	R	M			F	M	G		R	L	U	T	S	D	A	O
OneWeb	636	0	0	2	0	2	634	0	2	0	632	0	0	0	3	2	15	43	569
Total	636	0	0	2	0	2	634	0	2	0	632	0	0	0	3	2	15	43	569

Note: The letters are those used in byte 8 of the SatType code in the GCAT satellite catalog entries.

• Sats: Total number of satellites launched.
• Failed to orbit (f): Launch vehicle failed to reach orbit.
• Down (F) Early deorbit: satellites which have reentered; determined to be malfunctioning before reaching operational orbit, and abandoned or actively lowered prior to reentry.
• Down (R) Disposal, later semicontrolled reentry: satellites which reached the operational orbit but whose orbits were later lowered to cause early reentry. These satellites retained propulsive capability but either failed in some other respect or were deliberately retired.
• Down (M) Reentry after fail; Later uncontrolled reentry: Reentered after an extended period of uncontrolled orbital decay; presumed failed.
• Total down: Total of satellites which were launched but are not currently in orbit.
• Total in orbit: Total of satellites which reached orbit and have not yet reentered, whether working or not.
• Screened (F): Satellites not working correctly and left in low orbit prior to completing orbit raising; expected to reenter soon. Includes satellites that failed at launch.
• Dead (M): Failed, uncontrolled decay. Satellites stopped stationkeeping after reaching operational orbit; no manuevers occurring, presumed failed.
• Graveyard (G): Graveyard orbit, retired. Not used for Starlink.
• Total working: Total of satellites still in orbit minus those thought failed (screened or uncontrolled decay).
• Retiring (R): Disposal. Orbit lowering to semicontrolled reentry underway
• Lowered (L): Out of con(stellation). Satellites which were operational but have been removed from the operational shell; still actively maneuvering.
• Anomalous (U): Satellites lowered to an intermediate orbit height but stationkeeping. I suspect these satellites are not fully operational, but not yet abandoned - perhaps SpaceX hopes to debug their problems.
• Reserve (T): Satellites maintained in an orbit close to the operational one, relocating in phase or temporarily out of the constellation. As of mid 2023 I am not bothering to mark T status most of the time for Starlink as a lot of satellites are popping in and out of this status on a daily basis.
• Special (S): Satellites making unusual manuevers, suspected to be being used for special tests.
• Drift (D): Satellites maintained at an intermediate altitude undergoing targeted orbital plane drift.
• Ascent (A): Satellites currently orbit raising towards operational altitude
• Op Shell (O): Satellites in one of the operational shells. Note that I am only talking about the orbital status here - satellites that are not in the `operational orbit' may nevertheless be providing operational service.

  The actual altitude of shells is not always the same as the licensed altitude. Therefore, for newly occupied shells, it may be a while before I can distinguish between 'satellite is at final altitude' and 'satellite was just plane drifting and final altitude is somewhere different'. Thus, satellites which were tentatively marked 'O' can later be downgraded to 'D' or 'A' once the shell altitude is better known.

List of all OneWeb satellites and their orbital history

Click on mission name for details of individual satellites. Phase/Plane plots only include satellites in`operational orbit' (status = O)

Data last updated: 2023 Sep 24 18:00:49

Mission	Total Sats Launched	Failed to orbit	Early Deorbit	Disposal Complete	Reentry after Fail	Total Down	Total In Orbit	Screened	Failed, decaying	Graveyard	Total Working	Disposal underway	Out of constellation	Anom.	Reserve, Relocating	Special	Drift	Ascent	Operational Orbit	Orbit Heights	Phase vs Plane	Plane vs Time
		f	F	R	M			F	M	G		R	L	U	T	S	D	A	O
OneWeb F6 (Launch 1, 2019-010)	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
OneWeb L2 (Launch 2, 2020-008)	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	32
OneWeb L3 (Launch 3, 2020-020)	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33
OneWeb L4 (Launch 4, 2020-100)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L5 (Launch 5, 2021-025)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L6 (Launch 6, 2021-031)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L7 (Launch 7, 2021-045)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L8 (Launch 8, 2021-060)	36	0	0	2	0	2	34	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34
OneWeb L9 (Launch 9, 2021-075)	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34
OneWeb L10 (Launch 10, 2021-083)	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33
OneWeb L11 (Launch 11, 2021-090)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L12 (Launch 12, 2021-132)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	35
OneWeb L13 (Launch 13, 2022-012)	34	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
OneWeb L14 (Launch 14, 2022-138)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
OneWeb L15 (Launch 15, 2022-166)	40	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	39
OneWeb L16 (Launch 16, 2023-004)	40	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	25
OneWeb L17 (Launch 17, 2023-029)	40	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	26
OneWeb L18 (Launch 18, 2023-043)	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	23
OneWeb L19/Iridium (Launch 19, 2023-068)	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	11	5	0