ISRO's LVM-3 to launch second fleet of 36 satellites on Sunday

• INITS second commercial launch, India's heaviest launch vehicle LVM-3 will launch a fleet of 36 OneWeb satellites, completing the first generation of the huge broadband constellation.

The Launch

• Launch Date: March 26
• Launch Pad: Second launch pad of the country's only spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
• The final launch will enable the company to initiate global coverage.

Progress

• The satellites have already been integrated and the rocket is in place at the launch pad ahead of Sunday's launch.
• This is the second OneWeb fleet that India is launching, with the first being carried out by the same vehicle in October last year.
• This initiated India's journey into the commercial heavy lift-off space.

Prelims Take Away

• INITS
• LVM-3
• Location Based Question