Technology Experiment Satellite

Technology Experiment Satellite
Mission typeEarth Observation
Photo-reconnaissance
OperatorNTRO
COSPAR ID2001-049A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26957
WebsiteISRO: PSLV-C3
Mission durationElapsed: 23 years and 17 days
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerISRO
LPSC
Launch mass1108 kg
Start of mission
Launch date22 October 2001, 04:53:00 UTC
RocketPSLV-C3
Launch siteSHAR, First Launch Pad
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[1]
RegimeSun-synchronous
Perigee altitude551 km
Apogee altitude579 km
Inclination97.8°
Period96.0 minutes
Epoch22 October 2001
Instruments
Camera

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) is an Indian remote sensing and photo-reconnaissance satellite.

  1. ^ "TES: Trajectory 2001-049A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.