Bhaskara-II

Name:Bhaskara-II

Launch date:20.11.1981

Improved payload compared to Bhaskara-1. Successful operation during mission life. Despite the problem faced by one of the two onboard cameras, sent more than two thousand images which were used for many studies.

Mission Experimental Remote Sensing Weight 444 kg onboard power 47 Watts Communication VHF band Stabilization Spin stabilized (spin axis controlled) Payload TV cameras, three band Microwave Radiometer (SAMIR) Launch date Nov 20, 1981 Launch site Volgograd Launch Station (presently in Russia) Launch vehicle C-1 Intercosmos Orbit 541 x 557 km Inclination 50.7o Mission life One year (nominal) Orbital Life About 10 years ( Re-entered in 1991 )