ISRO (India Space Research Establishment) successfully launched 36 more satellites from the largest LVM3 rocket. These new satellites were launched by NewSpace India Limited (MSIL) and have officially completed plans to launch 72 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.

For those unaware, the Indian Space Agency had previously deployed 36 OneWeb satellites in October 2022. And on Sunday, March 26, it announced that the takeoff was successful, carrying a total of 36 OneWeb Gen 1 satellites weighing approximately 150 kilograms for a total payload of 5,805 kilograms. After launch, the LVM3 rocket reached the required altitude of 450 kilometers in about 9 minutes.

The rocket reached conditions to launch satellites into low Earth orbit in 18 minutes, and began launching these OneWeb satellites in 20 minutes. The new 36 OneWeb satellites were divided into 9 stages in groups of 4. OneWeb also confirmed that the satellite injection was successful, confirming that it received signals from all 36 satellites. This successful mission also marks the second OneWeb satellite deployment project in India.

In addition, this is also OneWeb’s 18th launch, bringing the total number of OneWeb satellites to 618. According to the company, the OneWeb group project requires 588 satellites for global coverage, and additional satellites are planned for fault tolerance and redundancy.