CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0284
ROHINI 2
ROHINI 2 (NORAD 12491) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 June 1981, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
12491
International designator
1981-051A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
31 May 1981Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jun 1981Recorded time 06:56 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.3°N to 46.3°SFinal inclination 46.3°
Mass
40 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 46.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.3°N and 46.3°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 8 Jun 1981
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1981-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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