OneWeb is one step away from completing its constellation of over 600 low earth orbit satellites. The company has launched internet from space services in countries located above 50 degrees north latitude. This last launch with ISRO/NSIL will mark over 600 satellites in space.
The first batch of 36 OneWeb satellites was launched from Sriharikota on October 23 last year. OneWeb is one step away from completing its constellation of over 600 low earth orbit satellites. This last launch with ISRO/NSIL will mark over 600 satellites in space, which is the number needed to go commercially live.
OneWeb's 17th satellite launch is set to take place later this month with ISRO/NSIL. OneWeb has connectivity solutions active in key geographies across the world.
The ISRO is set to launch 36 broadband communication satellites aboard launch vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) this is the first commercial mission for ISRO’s heaviest launcher. Also, the payload mass of 5,796 kg would be the most. The contract between newSpace India Limited (NSIL) and the united kingdom-based ‘OneWeb’ for the launch is said to be “a key milestone”
