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Satellite Fact Sheet
Bhaskara 2
General
Designation
12968 / 81115A
Launch date
20 Nov 1981
Country of origin
India
Mission
Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee
541/557 km
Inclination
50.6°
Period
92 min
Launch vehicle
Cosmos C
Launch site
Kapustin Yar
Mass at launch
436 kg
Carried two TV cameras, one in visible and the other in near-infrared band, and a 3-frequency passive microwave radiometer.
End of life
Decay
30 Nov 1991
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