OneWeb launches mega-constellation pathfinder satellites.

The first six satellites for OneWeb's mega-constellation have launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. The spacecraft are the pathfinders in a network the London-based start-up is building to take high-speed broadband internet to every corner of the globe. Other companies have similar plans, but OneWeb believes it has first-mover advantage with an operational system. The Soyuz left its...