CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0249
ROHINI 1
ROHINI 1 (NORAD 11899) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 May 1981, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
11899
International designator
1980-062A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
18 Jul 1980Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
20 May 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months306 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
44.7°N to 44.7°SFinal inclination 44.7°
Mass
35 kg
Operator
ISRO
Built by
ISRO SAC/Banga
Bus
RS
Programme
Rohini
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 44.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 44.7°N and 44.7°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsROHINI 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 May 1981
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1980-062
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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