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22/03/23 08:31 AM IST

India's largest rocket LVM3 to perform second commercial mission

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  • The Indian space agency, ISRO, has announced that it will launch its largest rocket, LVM3, on March 26th for its second commercial mission.
About LVM3
  • This will be the rocket's sixth mission overall and its second commercial mission.
  • This is a dedicated commercial mission being carried out through ISRO's commercial arm NSIL (NewSpace India Limited).
  • The rocket will carry 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites with a total mass of 5,805 kg, into a 450 km circular Low Earth Orbit with an inclination of 87.4°.
LVM3 Rocket Design
  • LVM3 is a three-stage vehicle. It has two S200 solid motors as the first stage, L110 twin liquid engines as the second stage and a final C25 cryogenic upper stage.
  • This 43.5 m tall vehicle has a lift-off mass of 643 tonnes.
  • Its cryogenic stage is uniquely designed to orient and re-orient in orthogonal direction to meet the customer requirements of injecting satellites precisely and with a gap to avoid a collision.
OneWeb’s Satellites and Launch Services
  • OneWeb, a UK-based firm backed by India’s Bharti Group, aims to offer high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity from space via its constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit.
  • OneWeb has already flown 17 times, utilising launch services from SpaceX, Arianespace and ISRO to place all its 1st generation constellation satellites in orbit.
  • ISRO will be carrying the 18th set of satellites for OneWeb.
Source- Indian Express

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