The Indian space agency this morning launched a rocket carrying 36 satellites from the Sriharikota spaceport near Chennai.The Launch Vehicle Mark-III rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre as part of the OneWeb India-2 mission. The satellites will be deployed in low earth orbit.We have lift off!Thanks to our colleagues at @isro and @NSIL_India for a successful launch. If you don’t already, make sure to follow us for more updates throughout the rest of the mission.#OneWebLaunch18 🚀 pic.twitter.com/TsYbCZzAnP— OneWeb (@OneWeb) March 26, 2023   The success of the commercial launch, which is a collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the OneWeb group of the UK, will position ISRO as a viable service provider for companies trying to launch their satellites.OneWeb is a global communication network that enables connectivity for governments and companies.This is the second rocket launch by the ISRO this year. With this launch, OneWeb will have 616 of its satellites in orbit and will be able to launch global services later this year.
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