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SROSS A [ISRO]
SROSS A (Stretched Rohini Satellite Series) was the first satellite in ISRO's SROSS series and was primarily intended to monitor launch vehicle performance of the new ASLV booster.
The satellite body was three axis stabilized with a 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.
The satellite carried three payloads:
- Launch Vehicle Monitoring Platform (LVMP),
- 30 - 1000 keV Gamma-ray Burst Experiment (GRB)
- 2 Corner Cube Retro Reflector (CCRR) for laser tracking
SROSS A was lost in a launch failure.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, science |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | LVMP, GRB, 2 CCRR |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | Hydrazine RCS |
| Power: | 8 deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 150 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SROSS A | 1987-F01 | 24.03.1987 | Sr SLV | F | ASLV |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- ISRO: SROSS 1
Further Rohini missions:
