Rohini
Rohini
Credit - ISRC
Class: Earth. Type: Landsat. Nation: India. Agency: ISRO.

Experimental-technology mission.

Typical orbit: 316 x 703 km, 45.6 deg inclinaton. Mass: 41 kg (90 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: SLV.


Rohini Chronology
  • 1980 July 18 - Rohini RS-1 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: SLV. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Perigee: 307 km (190 mi). Apogee: 921 km (572 mi). Inclination: 44.70 deg. Period: 97.00 min.

    Experimental-technology mission. Rohini satellite RS-1.

  • 1983 April 17 - Rohini 3 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: SLV. Mass: 42 kg (92 lb). Perigee: 326 km (202 mi). Apogee: 485 km (301 mi). Inclination: 46.60 deg. Period: 92.70 min.

    Rohini satellite D-2. Second developmental flight of an SLV-3 launch vehicle. The Rohini satellite D-2 carried a sensor payload for conducting remote-sensing experiments and for accurate orbit and attitude determination.


Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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