Indian rocket places 36 satellites into orbits
STORY: Indian rocket places 36 satellites into orbits
DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: New Delhi
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the launch (courtesy of ISRO)
STORYLINE:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) early Sunday successfully launched 36 satellites using its heaviest rocket LVM3, officials said.
The satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 12:07 a.m. local time.
"LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1 mission is completed successfully. All the 36 satellites have been placed into intended orbits," ISRO said in a brief statement.
According to ISRO, the LVM3-M2 mission is a dedicated commercial mission for a foreign customer OneWeb, through New Space India Limited (NSIL).
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi.
(XHTV)
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