(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Bharti-backed One Web, Isro unit sign agreement for satellite launches

[MAY-2022]

Bharti-backed One Web, Isro unit sign agreement for satellite launches

• A satellite launch agreement has been inked between One Web, a Bharti group firm, and New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. 

Key highlights:

• A satellite launch agreement has been inked between One Web, a Bharti group firm, and New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
• New Space is slated to launch in 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
• To enable high-speed, low-latency communication, OneWeb's entire in-orbit constellation of 428 satellites, or 66 percent of the overall fleet, will be added to the global network.
• This launch contract comes after OneWeb and SpaceX signed a separate agreement in March 2022 to allow the company to resume satellite flights.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter