OneWeb 18

Mission

OneWeb 18

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Polar Orbit
• Launch Cost: $46,000,000

A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.

Location

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad has witnessed the launch of 29 rockets, including 28 orbital launch attempts. While Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, has been the site for 98 rocket launches.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Rocket

Indian Space Research Organization Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3), previously called Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is designed to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, and is intended as a launch vehicle for crewed missions under the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme.

Learn more about the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)

Agency

Indian Space Research Organization

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."