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LVM3-M2

LVM-3 launch
Launch	22 October 2022 00:07 IST (UTC +5:30)
Operator	ISRO
Pad	SDSC SLP
Payload	36 Oneweb Gen-1
Outcome	Success
List of LVM3 launches

The LVM3-M2 was the fifth launch of ISRO's LVM3 launch vehicle. It was the first commercial launch of the rocket under NSIL and its first multi-satellite mission to low earth orbit. The cryogenic stage performed multiple reorientation and velocity addition maneuvers to sequentially dispose the satellites.

Payload

On 20 April 2022 OneWeb announced a deal with NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. OneWeb satellites were to be deployed by LVM 3 using a lightly modified version of the satellite dispenser previously used on Soyuz rockets, a plan cancelled after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The mission was also referred to as Oneweb India-1 campaign.

The separation of satellites involved a unique maneuver of the cryogenic stage to orientation and re-orientation covering 9 phases spanning 75 minutes.This was OneWeb's 14th launch, bringing their constellation to 462 satellites.

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Mission overview

• Mass:
  • Payload weight:  5,796 kg
• Overall height: 43.5 m (143 ft)
• Propellant:
  • Boosters (S200) : HTPB/AP
  • Stage 1 (L110) : UDMH/N₂O₂
  • Stage 2 (C-25): LOX/ LH2
• Propellant mass:
  • Stage 1: 205,000 kg (452,000 lb)
  • Stage 2: 116,000 kg (256,000 lb)
  • Stage 3: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
• Altitude: 601 km
• Inclination: 87.4°

See also

• ISRO
• Starlink
• PSLV