Starsem, Roscosmos, & Arianespace scrubs 9th OneWeb mission

In collaboration with Starsem and Roscosmos, Arianespace is aiming to launch 34 internet communication satellites aboard a Soyuz 2.1b for the OneWeb 9 mission. The flight marks the 8th operational launch of OneWeb satellites and will bring the total number in orbit to 288: 48% of the 600 satellites required for global coverage with an additional 48 on-orbit spares for a total phase one constellation size of up to 648 satellites. The launch was scheduled for Thursday, August 19 at 22:23 UTC (18:23 EDT) from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. However, a scrub was called after a late hold in the countdown. Another attempt will be made on Friday. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Aug 20)