![]() ![]() The satellite company plans to have a constellation of about 650 satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) to offer communication services. OneWeb, is a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government. The rocket, just over 19 minutes into its flight, will sling the 36 small broadband communication satellites of Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) in LEO. ![]() As the rocket that will fly on Sunday morning will be orbiting the OneWeb satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the ISRO has renamed GSLV MkIII as LVM3 (Launch Vehicle MkIII). The GSLV MkIII refers to the third generation rocket. And hence it was named as GeoSynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). The small satellites were built by OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb. 6 These were followed by more launches in 2021. Normally, the GSLV rocket is used for launching India's geostationary communication satellites. OneWeb's first six satellites were launched in February 2019, 4 the first large batch of 34 satellites was launched in February 2020, 5 and another 34 were put into orbit in March 2020. The fuel for the rocket will also be filled. During the countdown, the rocket and satellite systems will be checked. The gas charging and propellant filling operations of L110 stage are progressing," an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official told IANS. ![]()
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