Proud moment! ISRO LVM3 rocket to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on October 23
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ISRO LVM3 rocket will launch British start-up OneWeb's 36 broadband satellites from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO's heaviest rocket LVM3 will launch British start-up OneWeb's 36 broadband satellites from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on October 23, marking the launcher's entry into the global commercial launch service market. LVM3 was earlier called GSLV Mk III. The launch of 'LVM3 - M2/OneWeb India-1 Mission' is scheduled at 0007 hours IST on October 23 (midnight of October 22), the Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday. "Cryo stage, equipment bay (EB) assembly completed. Satellites are encapsulated and assembled in the vehicle. Final vehicle checks are in progress," it said. Earlier this month, ISRO said...