Context: Describing the simultaneous placement of 36 OneWeb satellites in space recently as a major feat, Prime Minister of India said that, the move would strengthen digital connectivity across the whole country.
About OneWeb:
It is a global communications network, powered from space, enabling connectivity for governments, businesses, and communities.
OneWeb has teamed up with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of national space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to facilitate the launch.
OneWeb Constellation Summary: OneWeb Constellation operates in a LEO Polar Orbit
Satellites are arranged in 12 rings (Orbital planes) with 49 satellites in each plane.
Each satellite completes a full trip around the earth every 109 minutes.
The earth is rotating underneath satellites, so they will always be flying over new locations on the ground.
