SROSS-C2
| Mission type | Astronomy |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-027A |
| SATCAT no. | 23099 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Mission life: 6 months Orbital life: 2 years planned, 4 years achieved |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | SROSS-C2 |
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Launch mass | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Dimensions | 0.32 m diameter, 0.86 m tall |
| Power | 45 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 04 May 1994 5:30 hrs IST |
| Rocket | Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle, ASLV-4 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | May 1994 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | atmospheric re-entry |
| Deactivated | 2001 July 12 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 437 km (272 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 938 km (583 mi) |
| Inclination | 46.3° |
| Instruments | |
| 20-3000 keV Gamma-ray Burst Experiment (GRB) Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA) | |
SROSS-C2 or Stretched Rohini Satellite Series C2 was a satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It conducted research on Gamma Ray Bursts in Low Earth Orbit. It was launched on 4 May 1994 using an ASLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The first two satellites in the SROSS series failed to attain orbit. The third one attained a much lower orbit than planned. SROSS-C2 is thus the first fully successful, and the last satellite in the series.