BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday said the launch of 36 satellites for Bharti-backed
OneWeb
is scheduled for 12.07am Sunday (October 23).
The commercial launch onboard the GSLV-Mk3, India’s heaviest satellite, is being facilitated by Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (
NSIL
).
NSIL has signed two launch service contracts with OneWeb for launching the firm’s LEO (low Earth orbit) broadband communication satellites onboard the GSLV-Mk3, which through this launch will mark its entry into the global commercial launch service market.
The second launch for OneWeb is scheduled for early 2023 and as TOI had reported earlier, it could happen in the first quarter of the calendar year.
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