ISRO launched 36 broadband satellites developed by OneWeb to Low Earth Orbit on October 23. The satellites are being launched from LVM-III, a redesignated version of the GSLV Mk-III. The satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This is the first commercial launch for LVM-III. The LVM3-M2 mission was created specifically for a foreign client, OneWeb, by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
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