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Rohini 200 sounding rocket
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- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has successfully launched Rohini 200 sounding rocket from Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Under this mission, it aims to study changes in the earth’s upper atmosphere during the eclipse.
- VSSC has also launched a 2nd RH 200 flight on the very next day.
Sounding rocket
- It is also known as research rocket.
- It is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.
- These rockets have been launched from Thumba since the 1960s.
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