The SROSS-C (Stretched Rohini Satellite Series-C) satellite was launched by ISRO on 20 May 1992 from SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India. The mission was carried out in ASLV-D1 launch vehicle and has a mass of 106.1 Kg. This series was designed to test and validate satellite technologies and to conduct scientific experiments. The primary objective of SROSS-C was to validate the capabilities of the ASLV launch vehicle following the earlier failures of SROSS-1 and SROSS-2. The satellite was designed to carry scientific payloads for conducting experiments in the areas of atmospheric research and gamma-ray astronomy.