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ROHINI 1

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ROHINI 1 is a India payload satellite, launched on July 18, 1980 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 18, 1980 at 02:33 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
SLV-3 →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Rohini 1B

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
178 km
Periapsis
150 km
Inclination
44.71°
Orbital period
87.76 min

Spacecraft

Operator
India
Launch mass
34.69 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-062A
NORAD catalog №
11899
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
IndiaIndia
Radar cross-section
1.11 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 20, 1981

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 20, 1981
Time in service
306 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed