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ROHINI 3

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ROHINI 3 is a India payload satellite, launched on April 17, 1983 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 17, 1983 at 05:35 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
SLV-3 →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Rohini RS-D-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
151 km
Periapsis
144 km
Inclination
46.54°
Orbital period
87.44 min

Spacecraft

Operator
India
Launch mass
41.63 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-033A
NORAD catalog №
14002
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
IndiaIndia
Radar cross-section
0.47 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 19, 1990

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 19, 1990
Time in service
7.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed