LVM-3 | OneWeb 18

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Indian Space Research Organization (Government)
• Rocket: Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) — GSLV family

Mission

A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
• Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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Program

• OneWeb — Satellite constellation in low Earth orbit that can provide high-speed broadband internet to rural and isolated areas. (Wikipedia)