ISRO Launches India’s heaviest Vehicle Mark 3 (LMV3) weighing about 644 tonnes, into space today from SDSC, Sriharikota.
LMV3 carried 36 satellites for OneWeb-satellite communication company, that is co-owned majorly by india’s Bharti Enterprises, French Company-Eutelsat & the U.K. government
This is a major step in global internet access.
These OneWeb satellites have got the capabilities to provide internet services in areas which doesn’t have telecom infrastructure. It is a global communication network powered from space.
Previously in October 2021, one web signed contract with NewSpace India Limited (commercial arm of ISRO) to use Indian PSLV and GSLV to launch one web's satellites from