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A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

The rocket operated by Europe’s Arianespace took off successfully at 2213 GMT Saturday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Roscosmos space agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n

It was the fifth launch of OneWeb satellites this year, with the last one on July 1.<\/p>\n

OneWeb is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other services to countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

The company is competing against billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the race to provide fast internet for the world’s remote areas via satellites.<\/p>\n

The UK company plans for its global commercial internet service to be operational by next year, supported by some 650 satellites.<\/p>\n

Arianespace, which has worked with Russia for close to two decades, is under contract to make 16 Soyuz launches between December 2020 and the end of 2022. <\/p>\n

With this latest mission, a total of 288 satellites are now in orbit for the constellation.<\/p>\n\n

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