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PM congratulates ISRO: OneWeb Ltd is the UK-based customer of NSIL, ISRO's 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.
ISRO's rocket LVM3 will carry 36 satellites of a private communications firm OneWeb.