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OneWeb uses a constellation of low earth orbit satellites to provide broadband internet access.                     LVM3 placed 36 OneWeb satellites in a low earth orbit following a successful launch. New Delhi: Bharti Enterprise-backed OneWeb on Sunday completed its constellation of 618 low earth orbit satellites that would allow it to offer broadband internet services from space in every corner of the world. Indian Space Research Organisation's Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) placed 36 OneWeb satellites in a low earth orbit following a successful launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. "This is the most significant milestone in the history of OneWeb, as we reach the satellites needed for global coverage," Neil Masterson, Chief Executive Officer of OneWeb said in a statement. Sunday's launch was for the second time that OneWeb used ISRO's satellite launch services. The first batch of 36 OneWeb satellites was launche...

Mr Mittal said that he is in discussion with space authorities to identify companies in India for manufacturing user terminals at a larger scale.                    "India To Play Big Role In Launch Of OneWeb's Services": Sunil Bharti Mittal  New Delhi: India will play a big role in the launch of OneWeb's satellite broadband services globally, according to Sunil Bharti Mittal, the executive chairman of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications firm, which on Sunday launched 36 Internet satellites into space through India's most powerful ISRO rocket. "India has a big role to play in the launch of OneWeb's services globally. Tens of thousands of user terminals would be required with the launch of our services, and India will become a real place to manufacture these terminals, especially with the given Chinese terminals that are unlikely to be accepted in most parts of the world," Mr Mittal said while speaking to reporters tod...