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PSLV | TES

Name: PSLV | TES
Start: 2001-10-22T04:53:00.000Z
End: 2001-10-22T04:53:00.000Z
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

October 22, 2001 at 4:53 AM UTC

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

PSLV | TES launch image — Mission imagery · PSLV

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October 22, 2001 at 4:53 AM UTC

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Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India · 13.7330, 80.2350

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Rocket: PSLV
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: October 22, 2001 at 4:53 AM UTC
Window closes: October 22, 2001 at 4:53 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 3:54 AM UTC

Mission description

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) is Indian remote sensing and photo-reconnaissance satellite. The 1108 kg satellite carries a one-meter resolution panchromatic camera is an experimental satellite to demonstrate and validate, in orbit, technologies that could be used in the future satellites of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was successfully placed in 572 km Sun-synchronous orbit on 22 October 2001 using the PSLV-C3. The PSLV-C3 also injected two more satellites: PROBA, a Belgian satellite and BIRD, a German satellite.

Vehicle

PSLV

Height

44 m

Diameter

2.8 m

LEO capacity

3,800 kg

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Launch complex

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range – SHAR),[1] is the primary spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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