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Indian Space Research OrganizationLaunch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III)Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
OneWeb 18
Launched
March 26, 2023 · 03:30 UTC
Summary
OneWeb 18 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on March 26, 2023 at 03:30 UTC. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 82nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,416th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). The tracked orbit of OneWeb SL0537, one of 37 catalogued objects, from March 28, 2023, was 449 × 464 km inclined 87.4°. 37 objects from this launch are catalogued, 36 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 6th Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 82nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,416th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OneWeb SL0537 · NORAD 56046 · 2023-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 37 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-043A
- Epoch
- 2023-03-28 16:00:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.3896605 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011373
- Inclination
- 87.4247°
- Ascending node
- 141.7144°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.7474°
- Mean anomaly
- 143.2129°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 130
- B*
- 0.00092517
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
37 catalogued: 36 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 36 still in orbit
- OneWeb SL0537 · NORAD 56046 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0538 · NORAD 56047 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0546 · NORAD 56048 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0547 · NORAD 56049 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0548 · NORAD 56050 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0549 · NORAD 56051 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0550 · NORAD 56052 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0551 · NORAD 56053 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0552 · NORAD 56054 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0553 · NORAD 56055 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0554 · NORAD 56056 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0555 · NORAD 56057 · in orbit
Show 24 more payloads
- OneWeb SL0557 · NORAD 56058 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0558 · NORAD 56059 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0559 · NORAD 56060 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0566 · NORAD 56061 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0568 · NORAD 56062 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0574 · NORAD 56063 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0575 · NORAD 56064 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0576 · NORAD 56065 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0577 · NORAD 56066 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0578 · NORAD 56067 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0579 · NORAD 56068 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0581 · NORAD 56069 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0609 · NORAD 56070 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0613 · NORAD 56071 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0630 · NORAD 56072 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0632 · NORAD 56073 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0633 · NORAD 56074 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0634 · NORAD 56075 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0635 · NORAD 56076 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0636 · NORAD 56077 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0637 · NORAD 56078 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0647 · NORAD 56079 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0651 · NORAD 56080 · in orbit
- OneWeb SL0718 · NORAD 56081 · in orbit
LVM3 M3 Stage 2 · re-entered June 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A batch of 36 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites (of which 60 are spares), around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
24th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, 1st this year · 86th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 26, 9:00 AM GMT+5:30, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
154 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/26/2023 · source
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/15/2023 · source
Adding launch window per NOTAM A0644/23
Nosu · 3/10/2023
NET March 26
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2023 · source
NET Mid-March; swapped launch sequence with Falcon 9 launch
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/17/2023 · source
Added launch per newest info of OneWeb RTF arrangements.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2022 · source
Questions
When did OneWeb 18 launch?
OneWeb 18 launched on March 26, 2023 at 03:30 UTC.
Where can I watch OneWeb 18?
Coverage: Launch of LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OneWeb 18?
Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III), flown by Indian Space Research Organization. Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (GSLV Mk III) spec sheet
Where did OneWeb 18 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. Liftoff was Mar 26, 9:00 AM GMT+5:30 local time at the pad.
What orbit did OneWeb 18 reach?
The tracked orbit of OneWeb SL0537, one of 37 catalogued objects, from March 28, 2023, was 449 × 464 km inclined 87.4°.
How many satellites did OneWeb 18 launch?
36 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 36 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is OneWeb 18 part of?
OneWeb. About OneWeb