Status
Partial Failure
SROSS C
Launch Time
Wed May 20, 1992 00:30 UTC
Wed May 20, 1992 00:30 UTC
Orbit lower than expected and incorrect spin-stabilization. First ASLV flight to reach orbit.
Rocket
Mission Details
SROSS C
SROSS C carried a gamma-ray burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarded Potential Analyzer (RPA) experiment. The GRB experiment operated from 25 May 1992 until reentry on 14 July 1992. The instrument consisted of a main and a redundant CsI(Na) scintillator operating in the energy range of 20–3000 keV. The crystals were 76 mm (main) and 37 mm (redundant) in diameter.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 106.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLV LP, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
1992
29th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
7th mission
1st mission of 1992
ASLV
3rd mission
1st mission of 1992