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Launch Partial Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:33:46
Sunday May 31, 1981
The spacecraft was placed into a lower than planned orbit.
Rohini RS-D1 was a 38 kg experimental spin-stabilised satellite that used 16W of power. The launch of the SLV was a partial success as the satellite did not reach the intended height and thus it only stayed in orbit for 9 days. It achieved an orbit of 186 km × 418 km with an inclination of 46°. The satellite carried a solid-state camera for remote sensing applications (Landmark Tracker) and performed to specifications.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
38 kilograms
3rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1981
3rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 1981
53rd
Orbital launch attempt