Bhaskara 2, India's second experimental Earth-observation satellite for ISRO. Kosmos-3M from Kapustin Yar Site 107/2 placed the craft in LEO for oceanographic and land remote-sensing experiments; it operated until 1991.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 425 kg
- Flight
- 245th
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 20 November 1981, 08:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1981-115
- Launches in 1981
- 117th of 126
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