Rohini (satellite)

Rohini
ManufacturerISRO
Country of originIndia
OperatorISRO
ApplicationsExperimental Satellites
Specifications
Launch mass30–41.5 kilograms (66–91 lb)
Dimensions360
Power3 watts (RTP)
16 watts (others)
EquipmentLaunch Vehicle monitor
Solid State camera(RS-D2)
Regime400km Circular Low Earth
Design life8
Production
StatusRetired
Launched4
Retired2
Lost2
Maiden launchRTP
10 August 1979 Rohini Satellite 1
18 July 1980
(Successful)
Last launchRohini RS-D2
17 April 1983
Last retirementRohini RS-D2
Related spacecraft
Derived from6
Derivatives5

Rohini is a series of satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Rohini series consisted of four satellites, each of which was launched by the Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)[1] and three of which made it successfully to orbit. The series were mostly experimental satellites, with the first launch being in 1979. There was an earlier series of ISRO sounding rockets with the same name, first launched 1967.

  1. ^ "SLV". ISRO.gov. ISRO. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2015.