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ISRO rocket launch: Earlier, at the end of 24-hour countdown, the 43.5 metre tall rocket soared majestically in a prefixed time at 12:07 am on Sunday from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.

Indian Space Research Organisations’ heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of a UK-based customer into the intended orbits, the space agency said, describing the mission as ‘historic’.

ISROs heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites into the intended orbits.  

ISRO created history by launching the OneWeb India mission on Sunday, with the lift-off of the country’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated ISRO, NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and IN-SPACe after the Indian space agency's heaviest rocket on its maiden commercial mission successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of a UK-based

PM congratulates ISRO: OneWeb Ltd is the UK-based customer of NSIL, ISROs commercial arm, and a global communication network powered from space, enabling internet connectivity for governments and businesses.

 The mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial arrangement between NewSpace India Ltd and United Kingdom-based Network Access Associates Ltd (OneWeb Ltd), ISRO said.

The 43.5-metre tall rocket is scheduled to lift off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 12.07 am on Sunday.

In a few hours, ISRO will launch 36 commercial OneWeb broadband satellites from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.

ISROs rocket LVM3 will carry 36 satellites of a private communications firm OneWeb.