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OneWeb 18
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITESatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
- Mission type
- Communications
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Programs
- OneWeb
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.
- Height
- 43.4 m
- Diameter
- 4 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 9
- First flight
- 2014-12-18
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Launch site & orbit
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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