ISRO’s rocket body LVM3 re-enters earth’s atmosphere, complies with international guidelines

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In its sixth consecutive successful flight of LVM3, the vehicle placed 36 satellites belonging to the UK-headquartered OneWeb in their intended orbit. It later re-entered earth's atmosphere, complying with international guidelines.

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ISRO on Tuesday said the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M3/OneWeb India- 2 mission has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere.

The nearly 3-ton rocket body was left in an orbit of 450 km altitude after injecting 36 OneWeb satellites on March 26, 2023, the space agency said.

In its sixth consecutive successful flight of LVM3, the vehicle placed 36 satellites belonging to the UK-headquartered OneWeb in their intended orbit, it was noted.

The LVM3-M3 rocket body was disposed of through natural orbital decay within two years of the orbital injection, the space agency said, adding, therefore, it complied with international guidelines such as UN space debris mitigation guidelines.