Status
Failure
SROSS-B
Launch Time
Wed Jul 13, 1988 09:18 UTC
Wed Jul 13, 1988 09:18 UTC
Control problems caused the launcher to disintegrate.
Rocket
Mission Details
SROSS-B
SROSS-B carried two instruments; a West German Monocular Electro Optical Stereo Scanner (MEOSS) and ISRO's 20-3000keV Gamma-ray Burst Experiment (GRB). The satellite body was three-axis stabilized with momentum wheels and magnetic torquers. A Hydrazine-based monopropellant reaction control system was also fitted. Power was to be provided by body-mounted solar cells and eight deployable fixed solar arrays.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 150.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLV LP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
1988
62nd orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
6th mission
1st mission of 1988
3rd failed mission
ASLV
2nd mission
1st mission of 1988
2nd failed mission