Countdown To Start For India's Heaviest Rocket, 36 Satellites On Board
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LVM3 rocket launch: The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, has been successful in projecting the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space
India's space agency ISRO will launch 36 satellites in its heaviest rocket on Sunday midnight, heralding its entry into the global commercial satellite launch service market.
The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, has been successful in projecting the country as a global low-cost provider of services in space. It launched 31 small satellites, several of them for European nations, in June 2017.
ISRO's heaviest rocket, the LVM3, will carry 36 satellites of the London-based private communications firm OneWeb, in which India's Bharti Enterprises is a major investor and shareholder.
A 24-hour countdown to the launch will start just after midnight today.
