OneWeb will resume satellite launches with SpaceX as the launch provider

Re:OneWeb will resume satellite launches with SpaceX as the ... by panick21_ on Monday March 21, 2022 @05:36PM (#30760031)

Looking at the launch rates of Indian rockets, its pretty easy to realize that they have no way to simply launch more. They build rockets for specific project and have very low launch rates.

They can't simply build 6 extra rockets in a few years.

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Re:OneWeb will resume satellite launches with SpaceX as the ... by manquer on Monday March 21, 2022 @05:54PM (#30760206)

I agree they cannot expand that much that fast, which was my second point.

They wouldn't be very keen either way, as ISRO's primary objective is their research missions while there is some drive to have commercial operations it is not that important to them.

However it was also possible that Bharti (and U.K. government ) could have pulled enough strings to get ISRO to agree, so won't have been that surprised if they had partnered.

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