OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, on Tuesday, announced the arrival of 36 satellites at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) ahead of a planned launch from Sriharikota. OneWeb has teamed up with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the national space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to facilitate the launch. “The launch will be the company’s 14th overall and the satellites will be put into orbit by the heaviest ISRO rocket, the GSLV-MkIII, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,” the statement said. Undertaking the launch of 36 OneWeb satellites onboard GSLV-MkIII from India is a "historic moment" for NSIL and ISRO, Radhakrishnan D, Chairman and Managing Director of NewSpace India Limited, said. Earlier this month, Reliance Jio Infocomm's satellite unit received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the telecom department for satellite communication services.

Source: The Hindu September 20, 2022 17:26 UTC