New Delhi: Today i.e. on Sunday, November 26, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched 36 UK satellites simultaneously. Please inform that the total weight of all the satellites sent is 5805 kg. At the same time, this mission has been named LVM3-M3 / OneWeb India-2. They were launched from the spaceport of Satish Dhawan Space Center Sriharikota at 9.00 am today morning.
Be aware that ISRO’s 43.5 meters long LVM3 rocket (GSLV-MK III) has been used in this. This is ISRO’s heaviest rocket ever. It took off from another launchpad. Prior to this, 5 successful launches including the Chandrayaan-2 mission have been done from this launch pad. Five consecutive successful missions including the Chandrayaan-2 mission have been launched from LVM3. This proved to be its sixth successful flight.
In fact, this is the second successful mission of ISRO’s commercial unit NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for OneWeb. At the same time, with this successful launch, OneWeb India-2 will also complete the constellation of more than 600 lower-earth orbit satellites in space. This will help in the plan to provide space-based broadband internet service in every corner of the world.
