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SROSS 3 (21968)
COSPAR: 1992-028A | Alt Name: SROSS-C
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
May 20, 1992
Launch Site
SRILR
Launch Pad
SLV
Launch Vehicle
ASLV
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
21968
International Designator
1992-028A
Decay Date
7/14/1992
Basic Satellite Info
Name
SROSS 3
Alternative Name
SROSS-C
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
SROSS 3 (also known as SROSS-C) is a technology and science satellite operated by ISRO. Launched on May 20, 1992, from the Sriharikota Launching Range using an ASLV launch vehicle, this satellite has dimensions of 1.1 meters in length and diameter with a span of 1.1 meters. It features solar cells and batteries for power supply and is equipped with GRB (Gamma-Ray Burst) and RPA equipment. The spacecraft was designed by ISAC and its dry mass at launch equaled its launch mass, which was 106 kg. SROSS 3 had a planned lifetime of six months but reached up to 55 days in its first mission and later extended to four years in another iteration (#C2). It is shaped as an octagonal cylinder with a motor using hydrazine RCS for maneuvering.
Physical Characteristics
Length
1.1
Diameter
0.9
Span
1.1
Dry Mass
106
Launch Mass
106
Shape
Oct Cyl
Radar Cross Section
0.5946
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
SROSS-C
Purpose
Technology, science
Mission
Technology, science
Manufacturer
ISAC
Life Expectancy
6 months (planned); 55 days (reached, #C); 4 years (reached, #C2)
Bus
SROSS
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Hydrazine RCS
Equipment
GRB, RPA
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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