ISRO successfully launches heaviest payload rocket mission LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 carrying 36 satellites

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Indian Space Research Organisation’s heaviest payload rocket, LVM3 carrying 36 OneWeb satellites onboard took off on March 26 from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. The 43.5 metre tall automobile weighs 643 tonne. 

This is the second mission for Network Access Associates Limited, United Kingdom (OneWeb Group Company) underneath a business settlement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to launch 72 satellites to Low-Earth Orbits. The first set of 36 satellites was launched in LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 mission on October 23, 2022.

In this mission, LVM3 would place 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites totalling about 5,805 kg right into a 450 km round orbit with an inclination of 87.4 levels. This is the sixth flight of LVM3. The LVM3 had 5 consecutive profitable missions, together with the Chandrayaan-2 mission.

OneWeb is a world communication community powered from house, enabling connectivity for governments, companies, and communities. It is implementing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. India’s Bharti Enterprises serves as a significant investor and shareholder in OneWeb. This is OneWeb’s 18th launch, its third this 12 months, bringing the full of OneWeb’s constellation to 618 satellites. This launch is a significant milestone for the corporate, with the variety of satellites now in-orbit enabling international service, the primary LEO operator to succeed in this milestone. OneWeb will quickly be able to roll out its international protection.