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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2022 Indian satellite launch}}<br />
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{{Infobox rocket launch<br />
| name = LVM3-M2<br />
| image = LVM3 M2, OneWeb India-1 campaign 35.jpg<br />
| rocket = LVM-3<br />
| launch = 22 October 2022 <br> 00:07 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC]] +5:30)<br />
| operator = [[ISRO]]<br />
| pad = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre#Second Launch Pad|SDSC SLP]]<br />
| payload = {{Hlist | 36 [[Oneweb]] Gen-1}}<br />
| outcome = Success<br />
| succession = [[List of LVM3 launches#Launch history|List of LVM3 launches]]<br />
| previous = [[LVM3-M1]]<br />
| next = [[LVM3-M3]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''LVM3-M2''' was the fifth launch of [[ISRO]]'s [[LVM3]] launch vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/LVM3_M2_OneWebIndia.html |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRO to launch LVM3-M2 space vehicle to carry 36 OneWeb Internet satellites to space on October 23 |url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/isro-to-launch-lvm3-m2-space-vehicle-to-carry-36-oneweb-internet-satellites-to-space-on-october-23/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250417144654/https://ddnews.gov.in/en/isro-to-launch-lvm3-m2-space-vehicle-to-carry-36-oneweb-internet-satellites-to-space-on-october-23/ |archive-date=2025-04-17 |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=ddnews.gov.in |language=en-US}}</ref> It was the first commercial launch of the rocket under [[NewSpace India Limited|NSIL]] and its first multi-satellite mission to [[Low Earth orbit|low earth orbit]]. The cryogenic stage performed multiple reorientation and velocity addition maneuvers to sequentially dispose the satellites.<br />
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==Payload==<br />
On 20 April 2022 OneWeb announced a deal with [[NewSpace India Limited]], the commercial arm of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OneWeb agrees satellite launch programme with New Space India |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-agrees-satellite-launch-programme-new-space-india |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=OneWeb |language=en}}</ref> OneWeb satellites were to be deployed by [[LVM 3]] <ref>{{cite web |date=27 March 2023 |title=Successful launch of 36 OneWeb Satellites with ISRO/NSIL marks key milestone to enable global connectivity |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326102616/https://oneweb.net/resources/successful-launch-36-oneweb-satellites-isronsil-marks-key-milestone-enable-global |archive-date=26 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023 |publisher=OneWeb}}</ref> using a lightly modified version of the satellite dispenser previously used on Soyuz rockets, a plan cancelled after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=William |date=2022-10-22 |title=OneWeb resumes launches with first commercial GSLV Mk.III |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/oneweb-gslv-mk-iii/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=NASASpaceFlight.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The mission was also referred to as Oneweb India-1 campaign.<br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=36 OneWeb satellites successfully launched by ISRO/ NSIL from Sriharikota |url=https://oneweb.net/resources/36-oneweb-satellites-successfully-launched-isro-nsil-sriharikota |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024183749/https://oneweb.net/resources/36-oneweb-satellites-successfully-launched-isro-nsil-sriharikota |archive-date=2022-10-24 |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=OneWeb |language=en}}</ref><br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:LVM3 M2, OneWeb India-1 campaign 03.jpg<br />
File:LVM3 M2, OneWeb India-1 campaign 16.jpg<br />
File:LVM3 M2, OneWeb India-1 campaign 09.jpg<br />
File:LVM3 M2, OneWeb India-1 campaign 21.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Mission overview ==<br />
* '''Mass''':<br />
** ''Payload weight:'' &nbsp;5,796kg<ref>{{Cite web |title=LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/LVM3M2MissionLandingPage.html# |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><br />
* '''Overall height''': {{cvt|43.5|m}}<ref name=":0">https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/Missions/LVM3/LVM3M2OneWebBrochure.pdf</ref><br />
* '''Propellant''':<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=LVM3 - ISRO |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/launchers/lvm3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031155/http://www.isro.gov.in/launchers/lvm3 |archive-date=2014-12-25 |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=www.isro.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
** ''Boosters (S200) :'' [[HTPB]]/[[Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant|AP]] <br />
** ''Stage 1 (L110) :'' [[Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine|UDMH]]/[[N2O2|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]]<br />
** ''Stage 2 (C-25):'' [[Liquid oxygen|LOX]]/ [[Liquid hydrogen|LH2]]<br />
* '''Propellant mass''':<ref name=":1" /><br />
** ''Stage 1:'' {{cvt|205000 |kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 2:'' {{cvt|116000|kg}}<br />
** ''Stage 3:'' {{cvt|28000|kg}}<br />
* '''Altitude''': 601km<ref name=":0" /><br />
* '''Inclination''': 87.4'''°'''<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[ISRO]]<br />
*[[Starlink]]<br />
* [[PSLV]]<br />
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