ISRO Begins Countdown for Launch of India’s Largest LVM3 Rocket Carrying 36 Satellites Today | Watch LIVE Here

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday started the countdown for the launch of India’s largest LVM3 rocket carrying 36 satellites, set to carry off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sunday morning at 9:00 am.

India’s heavies launch car, Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-III), will deploy 36 satellites of the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Sunday.

During the countdown, which started at 8:30 am on Saturday, the rocket and satellite tv for pc methods had been checked, whereas gas for the rocket was stuffed, as per news company IANS. 

LVM-III stands 43.5 metre tall and weighs 643 tonne. It will blast off at 9 a.m. from the second launch pad on the rocket port in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh carrying OneWeb’s ultimate instalment of 36 Gen1 satellites weighing 5,805 kg, as per the IANS report.

It is a 3 stage rocket with the primary stage fired with liquid gas, the 2 strap on motors powered by strong gas, the second by liquid gas and the third is the cryogenic engine.

The upcoming rocket mission code named as LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission by ISRO.

Just over 19 minutes after the rocket’s blast off, the method of satellite tv for pc separation will start. The separation of 36 satellites will occur in phases.

OneWeb is backed by India’s telecom main Bharti Group and with the profitable launch of the satellites on March 26, the corporate will full the worldwide footprint of its Gen 1 constellation. It has 582 satellites now in orbit. On March 26 the entire quantity is predicted to go as much as 618.

ISRO’s business arm, NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) has signed a contract with OneWeb to launch 72 satellites in two phases for a launch price of over Rs 1,000 crore, OneWeb Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal had mentioned final October.

You can watch the launch LIVE right here.

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