Stretched Rohini Satellite Series

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
ManufacturerISRO
Country of originIndia
OperatorISRO
ApplicationsGamma ray astronomy
Specifications
Launch mass106–150 kilograms (234–331 lb)
Power~100 watts
BatteriesNi-Cd
EquipmentGamma-Ray Burst
Retarded Potential Analyser
RegimeLow Earth
Design life2 years
Production
StatusRetired
Built4
Launched4
Retired1
Lost3
Maiden launchSROSS-A/SROSS-1
24 March 1987
Last launchSROSS-C2
4 May 1994
Related spacecraft
Derived fromRohini

The Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS) are a series of satellites developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation as follow ons to the Rohini Satellites for conducting astrophysics, Earth Remote Sensing, and upper atmospheric monitoring experiments as well as for new and novel application-oriented missions. These satellites were the payload of the developmental flights of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle.