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Indian Space Research OrganizationSLV-3SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Rohini RS-D-2
Launched
April 17, 1983
Summary
Rohini RS-D-2 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization SLV-3 from SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 17, 1983. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,680th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th SLV-3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Rohini RS-D-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 859 km orbit inclined 46.6°. 6 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
- 4th SLV-3 flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,680th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Rohini RS-D-2 · NORAD 14002 · 1983-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ROHINI 3
- Object ID
- 1983-033A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-18 01:58:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82827091 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0330411
- Inclination
- 46.5952°
- Ascending node
- 199.4674°
- Arg. of perigee
- 125.032°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.4809°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Rohini RS-D-2 · NORAD 14002 · re-entered April 19, 1990
SLV-3-D2 Stage 4 · re-entered March 18, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian Earth observation test satellites
Pad
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
4th launch from SLV-3 Launch Pad, 1st this year · 4th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
8 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
686 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Rohini RS-D-2 launch?
Rohini RS-D-2 launched on April 17, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Rohini RS-D-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Rohini RS-D-2?
SLV-3, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. SLV-3 spec sheet
Where did Rohini RS-D-2 launch from?
SLV-3 Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did Rohini RS-D-2 reach?
Rohini RS-D-2, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 859 km orbit inclined 46.6°.
How many satellites did Rohini RS-D-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).