ISRO Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) OneWeb 18
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Status
Success
Date
26 MAR 2023
03:30
Launch Provider
Indian Space Research Organization
Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Polar Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Rocket Details
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
Launch Mass
629 T
Thrust
11,898 kN