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Entry no.
1990-0209
ROHINI 3
ROHINI 3 (NORAD 14002) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 April 1990, after 7 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14002
International designator
1983-033A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
17 Apr 1983Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Apr 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years2,559 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
46.5°N to 46.5°SFinal inclination 46.5°
Mass
41 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 46.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 46.5°N and 46.5°S.
Life in orbit
7 yearsROHINI 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1983-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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