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STRETCHED ROHINI SATELLITE SERIES-1

Application Experimental
Lift-off Mass 150 kg
Spacecraft Power Solar Array: 90 Watts
Batteries:Ni-Cd (12 Ah)
Communication S band and VHF Band
Stabilization Three axis body or spin stabilized using momentum wheels & reaction control systems.
Sensors: Magnetometer, Twin-slit sun sensor and conical earth sensor.
RCS: Monopropellant
Payload Launch Vehicle Monitoring Platform(LVMP), Gamma Ray Burst (GRBE) Experiment & Corner Cube Retro Reflector (CCRR) for laser tracking
Launch Date March 24, 1987
Launch Vehicle ASLV-1 (Orbit not achieved)
Achievements First developmental flight of ASLV