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The UK gov is a shareholder in the oneweb satellite constellation.
by sgt101 2y ago
The UK gov is a shareholder in the oneweb satellite constellation.
- casenmgreen 2y agoI can't with a quick search find any info on the OneWeb satellites, but they're internet access, right? not equipped with high-resolution telescopes.
- sgt101 2y agono - high resolution target-able telescopes on taskable satellites don't go on low cost microsats.
- casenmgreen 2y agoBit of a story here, given in the 'pedia page. Brits had a launch, 36 satellites, ready to go from Russia, days before the invasion. Putin's Russia says (having just invaded Ukraine!) : we will only launch if guarantee not to use satellites for military purposes, and UK Gov divests shares (it was the large majority shareholder). UK Gov oddly enough says no. Russia refuses to launch. Russia then also refuses to return satellites, and they were in the end written off. Like dealing with stroppy children with guns.
- 123pie123 2y agoI wonder what the implications would have been if the UK had just said "of course not" to the question of using them for miltary Would Russia ever know or not on the usage?