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03/10/22 13:35 PM IST

36 OneWeb satellites arrive in India to be launched by Isro on GSLV Mk-III

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  • 36 satellites part of a constellation by OneWeb arrived in India recently to be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
  • As part of this deal, the 14th launch of the company’s LEO satellites will take place aboard GSLV-Mk III – the Indian space agency’s heaviest rocket.
  • The satellites will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
OneWeb Satellite Constellation
  • The OneWeb satellite constellation is a proposed network of Gen 1 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites that will provide high data throughput, low latency and global internet coverage.
  • The satellites will remain close to the Earth’s surface at an altitude of less than 1,000 km.
  • the first 6 of these satellites were launched in 2019 off the coast of French Guiana aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
  • The latest launch involved 34 satellites lifting off to the orbit in February 2022. With this, there are a total of 428 OneWeb satellites in space.
  • 66 per cent of the network has been completed after this launch. 
About NSIL
  • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is ISRO’s commercial arm that was incorporated in March 2019.
  • It comes under the aegis of the Indian Government’s Department of Space (DOS). Its purpose is to realize business demands in the space sector.
  • These include building indigenous launch vehicles through collaborations with Indian firms, transferring technology, providing launch services, satellite building and other ground services as well as satellite-based services.
  • Its main objective is to make India a high-technology manufacturing hub for space-related initiatives.
Source- Indian Express 

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