"PM's Support Game Changer," Sunil Mittal After OneWeb Satellites Launched
NDTV
The Low Earth Orbit satellite communications firm yesterday launched the satellites on an ISRO LMV3 rocket from the Sriharikota space facility in Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's timely intervention and the Indian government's support in making available ISRO rockets paved the way for Sunday's crucial launch of the final set of 36 satellites of OneWeb, the satellite telecom service provider company's Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said.
The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications firm yesterday launched the satellites on an ISRO LMV3 rocket from the Sriharikota space facility in Andhra Pradesh. With this, the total fleet of in-orbit first generation constellation of the London-based company has gone up to 618. These satellites are crucial for the company to be able to deliver broadband Internet coverage from space to any place on Earth.
"We had a big setback with the Russia, Ukraine war as six launches of satellites, which were contracted and fully paid for, were taken out. Not only was OneWeb struggling to get its money back, but it also lost 36 satellites, three very valuable dispensers, which dispense satellites in space, due to the same," Mr Mittal, the founder and chairman of Bharti Global said.
