ISRO’s rocket to take OneWeb’s 36 satellites to orbit in March: Report

The second lot of 36-satellites belonging to the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) will be launched by an Indian rocket sometime in March 2023, it is learnt.

“The OneWeb satellites are slated for launch during the first or second week of March by our rocket,” an official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS preferring anonymity.

Meanwhile, OneWeb on Wednesday said the 36 satellites are on their way to India.

The first batch of 36 satellites was launched on October 23, 2022 from Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh with LVM3 rocket formerly known as Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MkIII (GSLV MkIII).