Rohini space satellite
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Rohini is the name given to a series of satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation. The Rohini series consisted of four satellites, all of which were launched by the Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) and three of them made it successfully to orbit. The series were mostly experiemental satellites launched on the experimental launch vehicle SLV.
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- Rohini 1A (Launched on: 10 August 1979)
- The launch of the SLV failed.
- Rohini 1B (Launched on: 18 July 1980)
- The launch of SLV was a success. The satellite provided data on the 4th stage of the SLV.
- Rohini 2 (Launched on: 31 May 1981)
- 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. The satellite carried a solid state camera and performed to specifications.
- Rohini 3 (Launched on: 17 April 1983)
- The launch was a success and the satellite was operation for five months, its main payload was a Smart sensor camera which took over 2500 pictures. The camera had the capability to take pictures both in Visible and infrared bands.
