ONEWEB-0618

ONEWEB-0618 is an active satellite operated by OneWeb Satellites (United Kingdom), launched on 2023-01-10 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, United States on the OneWeb L16 launch. It orbits in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 517 km and 532 km with an inclination of 86.9°. It travels at approximately 27,371 km/h (7.60 km/s), completing one full orbit every 95 minutes — that’s roughly 15.14 orbits per day. It is part of the Oneweb constellation group. At its current altitude, the estimated orbital lifetime before atmospheric re-entry is ~3–10 years. Orbital Radar tracks ONEWEB-0618 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

ONEWEB-0618 orbits at an average altitude of 525 km in the core of Low Earth Orbit, the most heavily utilised altitude band. The balance of moderate drag (limiting debris accumulation) and short signal path (enabling low-latency links and high-resolution imaging) makes this regime the default for most commercial and government missions. Within ±50 km of ONEWEB-0618’s average altitude, there are currently 5,212 active payloads and 298 tracked debris or rocket body fragments — notable neighbours include STARLINK-1184, STARLINK-1276, STARLINK-1451. This makes it one of the more crowded altitude bands, containing roughly 27.9% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 86.9°, ONEWEB-0618 passes over latitudes between 86.9°N and 86.9°S, providing near-global coverage including the polar regions. Polar and near-polar orbits are used for reconnaissance, weather monitoring and Earth-observation missions that need to image every part of the planet. United Kingdom operates approximately 723 active satellites in total, of which 21 share a similar altitude band with ONEWEB-0618.