French company Arianespace has said it will carry OneWeb satellites on the Ariane 6 inaugural flight , scheduled for July 2020 . Arianespace has announced OneWeb, the broadband Internet provider seeking to deploy more than 600 satellites into low Earth orbit, as the launch customer for the inaugural flight of the new Ariane 6 rocket in 2020. Stephane Bertrand , CEO of Airbus , said the terms of the agreement are set to be signed this month , and OneWeb had two further options for Ariane 6 missions . In 2014 , the broadband internet provider put the first six satellites of its own design into orbit via NASA 's Vega rocket .
French company Arianespace has said it will carry OneWeb satellites on the Ariane 6 inaugural flight , scheduled for July 2020 . Stephane Bertrand , CEO of Airbus , said the terms of the agreement are set to be signed this month , and OneWeb had two further options for Ariane 6 missions . In 2014 , the broadband internet provider put the first six satellites of its own design into orbit via NASA 's Vega rocket .