Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
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The Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS) are a series of satellites developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation as follow ons to the Rohini Satellites[1] for conducting astrophysics, Earth Remote Sensing, and upper atmospheric monitoring experiments as well as for new and novel application-oriented missions.[2] These satellites were the payload of the developmental flights of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle.[1]
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Manufacturer | ISRO |
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Country of origin | India |
Operator | ISRO |
Applications | Gamma ray astronomy |
Specifications | |
Launch mass | 106–150 kilograms (234–331 lb) |
Power | ~100 watts |
Batteries | Ni-Cd |
Equipment | Gamma-Ray Burst Retarded Potential Analyser[citation needed] |
Regime | Low Earth |
Design life | 2 years |
Production | |
Status | Retired |
Built | 4 |
Launched | 4 |
Retired | 1 |
Lost | 3 |
Maiden launch | SROSS-A/SROSS-1 24 March 1987 |
Last launch | SROSS-C2 4 May 1994 |
Related spacecraft | |
Derived from | Rohini |
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