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Indian Space Research OrganizationSLV-3SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Rohini 1B
Launched
July 18, 1980
Summary
Rohini 1B launched on an Indian Space Research Organization SLV-3 from SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on July 18, 1980. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,347th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd SLV-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Rohini RS-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 313 × 927 km orbit inclined 44.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SLV-3 · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd SLV-3 flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,347th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rohini RS-1 · NORAD 11899 · 1980-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-062A
- Epoch
- 1980-07-18 19:40:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.85350227 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0439101
- Inclination
- 44.7484°
- Ascending node
- 245.9575°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.5026°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.6266°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.00000797
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Rohini RS-1 · NORAD 11899 · re-entered May 20, 1981
SLV-3-E2 Stage 4 · re-entered July 23, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian small satellite used to evaluate the launch vehicle performance of the SLV-3 rocket
Pad
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
2nd launch from SLV-3 Launch Pad, 1st this year · 2nd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
8 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
343 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Rohini 1B launch?
Rohini 1B launched on July 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rohini 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rohini 1B?
SLV-3, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. SLV-3 spec sheet
Where did Rohini 1B launch from?
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Rohini 1B reach?
Rohini RS-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 313 × 927 km orbit inclined 44.7°.
How many satellites did Rohini 1B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).