Flip News — LEO news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/leo/ The latest Flip News stories on LEO. en-GB Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:02:44 GMT OneWeb's big week: Eutelsat targets 1,300 satellites by 2030 as EU hands IRIS² contract to Aerospacelab https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/oneweb-1300-satellites-aerospacelab-iris2/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/oneweb-1300-satellites-aerospacelab-iris2/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Eutelsat will fly some 1,300 OneWeb satellites by 2030, while Belgium's Aerospacelab builds most of the EU's IRIS² sovereign constellation under a €2.4bn contract. Priya Raman OneWeb Eutelsat IRIS² Aerospacelab satellite LEO rural connectivity Advanced Television