26957 - TES

TES (Technology Experiment Satellite) is an Indian remote sensing and photoreconnaissance satellite that was launched by a PSLV-C3 rocket from the Sriharikota High-Altitude Range (SHAR) at Sriharikota in the southeast Indian coast at 04:53 UT on 2001 October 22. This is the fifth consecutive successful launch of the 294-ton PSLV rocket, and the second launch with multiple satellites. The 1,108-kg satellite carries a one-meter resolution panchromatic camera. Initial parameters of the sun-synchronous orbit were period 96 min, apogee 579 km, perigee 551 km, and inclination 97.8 deg.

Alternate Names

Technology Experiment Satellite

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2001-10-22
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India