Current Context: Indian Space Research Organization has successfully launched 36 satellites of One Web India-2 mission on March 26, 2023 from the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-III) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Srihari Kota.
- Britain's One Webb Group along with New Space India Limited has now launched a total of 72 satellites into low earth orbits. The first satellite deployment collaboration between the two organizations took place on 23 October 2022 when ISRO launched 36 One Web satellites.
- This rocket was known as the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III (GSLV Mk III). ISRO renamed GSLV Mark-III as Launch Vehicle Mark-III
- The mission was launched to put into orbit a satellite for OneWeb. The satellite will provide high-speed internet connectivity to remote areas of India
Question:
Q.1 What is the purpose of the satellite launched by ISRO in the LVM3-M3 One Web India-2 mission?
a. To study the atmosphere of Mars
b. To study the surface of the Moon
c. To study the surface of Venus
d. To provide high-speed internet connectivity to remote areas of India