What’s the Difference Between SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb?


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What’s the Difference Between SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb? Satellite swarms built and operated by SpaceX and OneWeb are poised to fundamentally alter the way in which we access the internet and where we connect to the grid. On the surface, the two internet service offerings would seem to be in competition with each other, but this isn’t exactly the case. On Saturday, March 25, India’s space agency successfully delivered 36 OneWeb satellites to low Earth orbit, raising the total constellation to 616 functioning units, according to statistics compiled by Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. The London-based company says the first phase...