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For the first time since its development, India will be using #GSLV class of rockets to launch commercial missions, first of which'll be a @OneWeb constellation. All commercial launches by DoS and its arms so far have been onboard PSLV. 1/n
For the first time since its development, India will be using #GSLV class of rockets to launch commercial missions, first of which'll be a @OneWeb constellation. All commercial launches by DoS and its arms so far have been onboard PSLV. 1/n
Now, @NSIL_India has identified #GSLVMk3 for commercial launch of @OneWeb satellites. Sources indicate that the next Mk3 launch could be that of OneWeb, even as another has been identified and is being readied for #Chandrayaan3. 2/n
I was the first to report in October last year about GSLV-Mk3 having inquiries for launching commercial satellites and an impending announcement (see link). 3/n
Here we go. #Update #Thread:
Techno-commercial evaluation of 3 shortlisted bids seeking the contract for manufacturing 5 #PSLVs — @isro workhorse for nearly 30yrs — has been done by @NSIL_India. This takes process of industry building it one step closer to realisation. 1/n
Techno-commercial evaluation of 3 shortlisted bids seeking the contract for manufacturing 5 #PSLVs — @isro workhorse for nearly 30yrs — has been done by @NSIL_India. This takes process of industry building it one step closer to realisation. 1/n
@NSIL_India is now working out work-share modalities and thereby, the costing. A crucial meeting is expected to be scheduled this week, following which the price bids will be opened before the awarding of the contract. 2/n
As reported by me earlier, the three entities are: A consortium of HAL and L&T; a consortium comprising BEL, Adani-led Alpha Design and BEML, and the third is BHEL which is competing as a single firm. 3/n
