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Indian Space Research OrganizationSLV-3SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Rohini RS-D-1
Launched
May 31, 1981
Summary
Rohini RS-D-1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization SLV-3 from SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on May 31, 1981. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd SLV-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Rohini RS-D-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 311 km orbit inclined 45.9°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd SLV-3 flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,444th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rohini RS-D-1 · NORAD 12491 · 1981-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ROHINI 2
- Object ID
- 1981-051A
- Epoch
- 1981-05-31 04:29:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12009795 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0094305
- Inclination
- 45.9438°
- Ascending node
- 216.4312°
- Arg. of perigee
- 106.0824°
- Mean anomaly
- 255.0515°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Rohini RS-D-1 · NORAD 12491 · re-entered June 8, 1981
SLV-3-D1 Stage 4 · re-entered June 6, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian Earth observation test satellites
Pad
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
3rd launch from SLV-3 Launch Pad, 1st this year · 3rd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
8 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
317 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Rohini RS-D-1 launch?
Rohini RS-D-1 launched on May 31, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rohini RS-D-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rohini RS-D-1?
SLV-3, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. SLV-3 spec sheet
Where did Rohini RS-D-1 launch from?
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Rohini RS-D-1 reach?
Rohini RS-D-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 311 km orbit inclined 45.9°.
How many satellites did Rohini RS-D-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).