OneWeb Overcomes Soyuz Setback, Nears Network Completion.

OneWeb, the British government-backed satellite operator, has given up on retrieving $50 million worth of satellites stranded in Kazakhstan after Russia halted a planned launch in March 2021 due to the Ukraine conflict. OneWeb will launch the final batch of satellites needed to complete its global network on March 26 and expects to begin global service for new government and enterprise customers shortly after. The company has moved on from the dispute and deferred any future retrieval efforts to government authorities.