National Desk:
ISRO LVM3 Rocket Launch: ISRO launched 36 broadband communication satellites in its heaviest rocket LVM3. Before this it is also important to know about this rocket. The launching process of this rocket, about 43.5 meters long, was completed from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 12.07 pm on Sunday (23 October).
The LVM3 rocket is said to be one of the heaviest satellites capable of carrying satellites up to 8000 kg. Sunday's launch was also significant as the LVM3-M2 mission is the first dedicated commercial mission for NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of ISRO. According to the space agency, this mission has carried the heaviest payload along with 36 satellites of OneWeb, becoming the first Indian rocket with a payload of 5,796 kg.
This launch is also the first for LVM3 which places satellites in low Earth orbit (1,200 km above Earth) as opposed to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). ISRO scientists have rechristened the launch vehicle from GSLV-MK III as LVM3-M2 as the latest rocket carries 4,000 kg class satellites into GTO and 8,000 kg payload. able to launch into LEO. GSLV-Mk III has done four successful missions in the past including Chandrayaan-2.
The LVM3-M2 mission along with the new launch vehicle will give a boost to ISRO to place satellites in low earth orbit with its reliable workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The LVM3-M2 is a three-stage rocket. It gets two solid motor steps on and one liquid propellant tax stage. Also in the middle is the cryogenic stage.
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