LVM3-M2


The LVM3-M2 was the fifth launch of ISRO's LVM3 launch vehicle. It was the first commercial launch of the rocket under NSIL and its first multi-satellite mission to low earth orbit. The cryogenic stage performed multiple reorientation and velocity addition maneuvers to sequentially dispose the satellites.

Payload

On 20 April 2022 OneWeb announced a deal with NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. OneWeb satellites were to be deployed by LVM 3 using a lightly modified version of the satellite dispenser previously used on Soyuz rockets, a plan cancelled after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.The mission was also referred to as Oneweb India-1 campaign.
The separation of satellites involved a unique maneuver of the cryogenic stage to orientation and re-orientation covering 9 phases spanning 75 minutes.This was OneWeb's 14th launch, bringing their constellation to 462 satellites.

Mission overview

Mass:
  • * Payload weight: 5,796kgOverall height: Propellant:
  • * Boosters : HTPB/AP
  • * Stage 1 : UDMH/N2O2
  • * Stage 2 : LOX/ LH2Propellant mass:
  • * Stage 1:
  • * Stage 2:
  • * Stage 3: Altitude: 601kmInclination: 87.4'''°'''