ISRO Launches 36 Broadband Satellites from Sriharikota on its Heaviest Rocket
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The latest batch of 36 satellites for satellite operator OneWeb was successfully launched by the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) on board a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-Mk.III rocket with a heavyweight configuration. The launch served as ISRO’s GSLV, the Launch Vehicle Mark III, first commercial mission (LVM3).
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From the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, the satellites were launched using the Launch Vehicle Mark-III, a renamed version of the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk-III). At 12:07 a.m., the launch occurred. GSLV LVM 3 has a 10-tonne payload capacity, although the rocket only carried 6 tonnes when it launched.
According to a contract between OneWeb and New Space India Limited, this is the LVM-3’s maiden commercial launch.
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