ISRO moves LVM-III with 36 OneWeb satellites to pad for Sunday launch

This will be the 18th launch for OneWeb, which will complete its first constellation around Earth. The company recently conducted the 17th launch to deploy 40 internet satellites onboard SpaceX"s Falcon-9 rocket. The mission is expected to liftoff at 9 am on Sunday from Sriharikota.

Science    21-Mar-2023
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The Indian Space Research Orgsanisation (Isro) has moved the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-III) with 36 OneWeb satellites to the launch pad. India's heaviest launch vehicle will lift off on March 26 with 36 broadband satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
 
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This will be the second launch of the OneWeb satellites from India in the last year as the company aims to complete its maiden network of the broadband constellation with the 18th launch from India.
 

The LVM-III with OneWeb satellites will roar into the skies from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. "This mission marks OneWeb’s second satellite deployment from India, highlighting the collaboration between the UK and Indian space industries," OneWeb tweeted.

 
 
This will be the 18th launch for OneWeb, which will complete its first constellation around Earth. The company recently conducted the 17th launch to deploy 40 internet satellites onboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket. The mission is expected to liftoff at 9 am on Sunday from Sriharikota.
 
The British government-backed company in March last year canceled a planned launch of 36 broadband satellites aboard Russia's Soyuz rocket after Russia's space chief halted the mission in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Since then, OeWeb has looked toward India and has collaborated with Isro and Elon Musk's SpaceX to complete its network of broadband constellations.
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