tLVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission Rocket
Launch of ISRO's dedicated commercial satellite mission LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1
LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1, the heaviest rocket ever built by the Indian Space Research Organization, on Sunday launched 36 broadband communication satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for a UK-based client from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota Spaceport. launched for. ,
London-based company OneWeb and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a central public sector enterprise under the Department of Space, had earlier agreed two launch service contracts for OneWeb LEO satellite launch on board ISRO's LVM3.
Watch the video of the blast here.
#watch | ISRO launches LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota
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OneWeb is a private satellite communications company in which Bharti Enterprises of India is a major investor and shareholder.
At the conclusion of the 24-hour countdown on Sunday, the 43.5-metre tall rocket lifted off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Center in this city at 12.07 am.
The vehicle is also termed as one of the heaviest for its capacity to carry satellites of up to 8,000 kg. This mission is significant as it was the first commercial mission of LVM3 and also NSIL's first with the said launch vehicle.
According to ISRO, with 36 OneWeb satellites, the mission has the heaviest payload, making it the first Indian rocket with a payload of 5,796 kg.
In addition, LVM3-M2 is the first launch to place satellites in low Earth orbit (1,200 km above Earth), as opposed to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
Since the latest rocket is capable of launching a payload of 8,000 kg in LEO and satellites weighing 4,000 kg in GTO, ISRO scientists have changed the name of the launch vehicle from GSLV-MKK III to its present name.
The last four GSLV-Mk III missions were successfully completed. The LVM3-M2 is a three-stage launch vehicle with two strap-on solid propellant stages (S200) on the sides and a core stage consisting of an L110 liquid stage and a C25 cryogenic stage. Internet connectivity for businesses and governments is made possible by OneWeb Ltd, a global communications network powered by space.
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