Eutelsat suffers OneWeb temporary outage
- Satellite Evolution Group
- Jan 2, 2025
- 1 min read
Eutelsat experienced a temporary, 48-hour outage on its OneWeb Low Orbit service, commencing on 31st December 2024.
The root cause was identified as a software issue within the ground segment. Eutelsat was fully mobilized and worked with the vendor to restore full service, while maintaining a constant dialogue with affected customers. The constellation is operating nominally once again.
This incident highlights the critical importance of robust software testing and accounting for all calendar variations, even seemingly minor ones Golf Hit like leap years, especially in complex and time-sensitive systems like satellite communication networks.