OneWeb is set to finish its initial satellite constellation buildout, as India and its space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), prepares to make its second orbital flight of 2023 by flying 36 of the company’s satellites aboard its LVM3 (previously known as the GSLV Mk III) launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The launch is scheduled for Sunday, March 26 at 03:30 UTC (9:00 AM IST). The LVM3 will be flying southward into a near-polar trajectory from the Second Launch Pad on Sriharikota Island in the Bay of Bengal, and the satellites will be released into a 1,200 km circular orbit inclined 86.4 degrees to the equator.