ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch 36 satellites of British startup OneWeb on October 23
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ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch 36 broadband satellites by British startup OneWeb from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on October 23, marking its entry into the commercial launch services market. global trade of the launch pad.
The ISRO LVM3’s heaviest rocket or Launch Vehicle Mark 3 was previously called the GSLV Mk III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III.
The Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said that the launch of ‘LVM3 – M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission’ is scheduled for 0007 IST on 23rd October (midnight). October 22).
“Cryo phase, instrument bay (EB) assembly completed. Satellites packaged and assembled in vehicle. Final vehicle inspection underway.”
Earlier this month, ISRO said that NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a central public sector enterprise (CPSE) affiliated to the Ministry of Space and the commercial arm of the space agency, had signed two launch service contracts with The Network Access Association is based in the UK. Limited (OneWeb) to launch the OneWeb LEO (low earth orbit) broadband communications satellite aboard ISRO’s LVM3.
This is the first commercial launch exclusively for LVM3 on demand through NSIL.
“This contract with M/s OneWeb is a historic milestone for NSIL and ISRO, as LVM3, is entering the global commercial launch services market,” it said.
The newest rocket is capable of launching a 4-ton class of satellites into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The LVM3 is a three-stage vehicle with two solid motor straps, a liquid-propelled core stage and a cryogenic stage.
Bharti Enterprises of India is the major investor and shareholder in OneWeb.
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