A new attempt to start the “Soyuz-2.1b” launch vehicle with British Communication Satellites OneWeb will be undertaken on August 21 at 01:18 Moscow time. This is reported in the Telegram channel “Roskosmos”.
“According to preliminary data, the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier missile with 34 ONEWEB spacecraft as part of Mission No. 35 is scheduled for August 21, 2021,” in the message.
Start “Union-2.1b” with British Communication Satellites OneWeb was scheduled for August 20, but it was postponed due to a failure in ground equipment. “For 40 seconds before starting, the automation gave a post due to the identified remark to the work of the ground starting complex. No comments to the carrier rocket,” the source in the rocket and space industry said.