The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday began the countdown for the launch of India’s largest LVM3 rocket carrying 36 satellites, set to lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sunday morning at 9:00 am.
India’s heavies launch vehicle, Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-III), will deploy 36 satellites of the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Sunday.
LVM3-M3?/OneWeb ? India-2 mission:
The countdown has commenced.The launch can be watched LIVE
from 8:30 am IST on March 26, 2023https://t.co/osrHMk7MZLhttps://t.co/zugXQAYy1y https://t.co/WpMdDz03Qy @DDNational @NSIL_India @INSPACeIND@OneWeb— ISRO (@isro) March 25, 2023
During the countdown, which began at 8:30 am on Saturday, the rocket and satellite systems were checked, while fuel for the rocket was filled, as per news agency IANS.