Eutelsat
French-based satellite provider
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| 2025 | Morocco is set to give regulatory approval to OneWeb. |
| March 2 2025 | The Diderot Committee and three associations contacted the French Ombudsman, highlighting that 192 Eutelsat frequencies were still occupied by sanctioned Russian media companies, including channels of the Russian Army and Orthodox Church. |
| January 2 2025 | Full service was completely restored for the OneWeb satellite constellation following the leap year software outage. |
| January 1 2025 | Partial service restoration occurred, with approximately 80% of the OneWeb constellation's services returning to operation. |
| December 31 2024 | OneWeb constellation experienced a 48-hour service outage caused by ground equipment software failure to properly handle the leap year day, maintained by Hughes Network Systems. |
| November 21 2024 | During shareholders' General Assembly, Eutelsat argued it cannot exclude channels without clear instructions from the French media regulatory authority Arcom. |
| October 20 2024 | OneWeb has planned its 20th satellite launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, targeting deployment of 20 satellites. |
| March 5 2024 | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) launched the Svoboda Satellite package on Eutelsat Hotbird 13G, featuring 8 TV channels and 3 radio channels from Russian media in exile and international broadcasters. |
| 2023 | Global internet coverage is expected to be available by the end of 2023 once all satellites are in their final positions and ground stations are completed. |
| October 2023 | Planned start of commercial service after system testing following constellation completion. |
| September 28 2023 | Eutelsat announced the completion of its merger with OneWeb, creating the new Eutelsat Group with subsidiaries Eutelsat and Eutelsat OneWeb. |
| June 30 2023 | By the end of June 2023, OneWeb's services were covering most of Europe and the United States. |
| May 20 2023 | OneWeb launched its 19th mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 16 satellites including a second-generation demonstration satellite called 'Joeysat'. |
| March 2023 | OneWeb abandoned attempts to retrieve 36 satellites stranded in Kazakhstan after failed negotiations with Russia, accepting the $50 million insurance payout for the lost satellite batch. |
| March 26 2023 | OneWeb satellites were second deployed by LVM 3 using a lightly modified satellite dispenser. |
| March 25 2023 | OneWeb completed its global satellite constellation by launching its final set of 36 satellites on an Indian LVM3 rocket, achieving operational global coverage. |
| March 9 2023 | SpaceX successfully launched its third flight for OneWeb, delivering 40 satellites. |
| January 11 2023 | OneWeb contracted an additional SpaceX flight for summer 2023 to add backup satellites in orbit. |
| January 10 2023 | SpaceX completed its second launch mission for OneWeb. |
| 2022 | Originally planned to complete the 648-satellite network and make global internet services available. |
| 2022 | OneWeb originally planned to complete its 648-satellite network by late 2022, but experienced launch delays from Roscosmos. |
| 2022 | Satellite launches resumed in quarter four using SpaceX Falcon 9 and Indian LVM3 rockets after finding alternative launch providers. |
| December 22 2022 | Eutelsat announced it could lose up to 15 million euros in annual revenues from restricting broadcasts in Russia and Iran to comply with sanctions. |
| December 16 2022 | The European Union adopted sanctions against Russian TV channels Perviy Kanal, Rossiya 1, NTV, and REN-TV, as well as Russian media companies VGTRK, National Media Group, and the Russian Armed Forces. |
| December 14 2022 | French media regulatory authority Arcom formally ordered Eutelsat to cease broadcasting three Russian channels (Rossiya 1, Perviy Kanal, and NTV) due to incitement to hatred and violence in their Ukraine conflict coverage. |
| December 8 2022 | SpaceX completed its first launch mission for OneWeb. |
| October 22 2022 | OneWeb satellites were first deployed by LVM 3 using a lightly modified satellite dispenser. |
| September 7 2022 | Launch of Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, a Very High Throughput Satellite with the most powerful on-board digital processor ever put in orbit. |
| July 2022 | OneWeb announced a merger with Eutelsat S.A., with OneWeb shareholders to receive 50% of the enlarged share capital. The transaction valued OneWeb at US$3.4 billion, with both British and French governments expected to have approximately 10% direct stakes in the new joint entity. |
| April 20 2022 | OneWeb announced a launch deal with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. |
| March 2022 | In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two Russian TV packagers unilaterally interrupted broadcasting of 8 international news channels on Eutelsat satellites, leading to a petition by the Denis Diderot Committee denouncing the action. |
| March 2022 | OneWeb was scheduled to launch 36 satellites from Baikonur cosmodrome shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the launch was cancelled by Russia due to geopolitical tensions. |
| March 21 2022 | OneWeb announced a launch agreement with SpaceX to launch remaining satellites on Falcon 9 rockets, with first launch expected no earlier than summer 2022. |
| February 2022 | Satellite launches suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, disrupting planned Soyuz rocket launches. |
| 2021 | OneWeb became the founding member of the Indian Space Association (ISpA), which aims to bridge Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and private industries in India's space ecosystem. |
| December 2021 | Eva Berneke was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Rodolphe Belmer, with her start date set for 1 January 2022. |
| August 2021 | Hanwha Systems invested $300 million to purchase an 8.8% share in OneWeb, gaining a board seat and bringing dual-use defense and satellite technology to the company. |
| July 30 2021 | Launch of Eutelsat Quantum, the first in-orbit reprogrammable satellite, positioned at 48°E. |
| July 1 2021 | OneWeb planned to launch an additional 36 satellites to expand its northern region internet service coverage. |
| June 2021 | Eutelsat launched Eutelsat Advance, an end-to-end managed connectivity service for service providers in Enterprise, Maritime, Aviation, Government, and Telecoms markets, offering network interconnection, a management portal, and APIs. |
| June 2021 | OneWeb raised an additional US$500M from Bharti Global, increasing Bharti's holding to 38.6%. Eutelsat's stake decreased to 19.3% when Bharti Global increased its holding. |
| May 2021 | OneWeb announced plans to acquire TrustComm, a U.S. managed satellite communications provider, which became OneWeb Technologies after the purchase. The company's satellite constellation reached 218 units, becoming the second-largest fleet behind Starlink. |
| May 2021 | OneWeb announced its constellation of 218 satellites would be equipped to service northern regions including the United Kingdom, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic Seas, and Canada by the end of the year. |
| April 2021 | OneWeb launched its sixth satellite batch of 36 units, increasing its in-orbit constellation to 182 satellites. Eutelsat also invested £400M for a 24% equity stake in the company. |
| March 2021 | OneWeb announced its target market would focus on businesses, governments (including defence), phone network operators, and community clusters, differentiating itself from Starlink's individual consumer approach. |
| January 2021 | OneWeb amended its FCC application to change the planned number of satellites in its Phase Two constellation to 6,372. |
| January 2021 | SoftBank and Hughes Network Systems raised $400 million in funding for OneWeb, with SoftBank gaining a board director seat. This brought total available funding to $1.4 billion. |
| December 2020 | Eutelsat launched Eutelsat Konnect, a domestic broadband service targeting remote localities in the United Kingdom, with plans to expand across Europe. |
| December 18 2020 | After bankruptcy and reorganization, OneWeb completed its fourth satellite launch, successfully deploying 36 satellites. |
| December 17 2020 | OneWeb launched 36 additional satellites, continuing its constellation deployment strategy. |
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