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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 36 satellites of UK’s global communications network OneWeb on 23rd of this month.
Detailed explanation-2: -The UK has only ever completed one orbital launch, the Black Arrow in 1971, and that actually took off in Australia. Ian Annett, deputy chief executive at the UK Space Agency, said the Cornwall launch would be an “iconic moment".
Detailed explanation-3: -The first ever orbital space launch from the UK could take place later today. Virgin Orbit is hoping to launch a rocket carrying a payload of satellites into space from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay’s airport. Update: Unfortunately, the rocket suffered an anomaly during launch and did not reach its final orbit.
Detailed explanation-4: -Aryabhat was India’s first satellite, named after the famous Indian astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.
Detailed explanation-5: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.