ISRO

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SROSS C

Launch Partial Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:30:00

Wednesday May 20, 1992

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Orbit lower than expected and incorrect spin-stabilization. First ASLV flight to reach orbit.

SROSS C

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SROSS C carried a gamma-ray burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarded Potential Analyzer (RPA) experiment. The GRB experiment operated from 25 May 1992 until reentry on 14 July 1992. The instrument consisted of a main and a redundant CsI(Na) scintillator operating in the energy range of 20–3000 keV. The crystals were 76 mm (main) and 37 mm (redundant) in diameter.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

106 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
ASLV

Active 1987 to 1994

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Agency

ISRO

Rocket

Height: 24m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 150 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,005 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1m

Stages

5

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLV LP

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

317 days 1 hour

Stats

ASLV

3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 1992

Indian Space Research Organisation

7th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1992

1992

29th

Orbital launch attempt