29711 - SRE-1

SRE-1 is India's first recoverable capsule that was launched by a PSLV-C7 rocket from Sriharikota at 03:57 UT on 2007 January 10. The 615-kg craft was a technology demonstrator for the planned 2010 launch of a lunar mission, with adequate heat shield, deceleration, and floatation systems. It re-entered in the Bay of Bengal precisely as planned at 04:14 UT on January 22 at 150 km east of Sriharikota, and was hauled by a helicopter from a coast guard vessel.

The initial orbital parameters were period 95.9 min, apogee 643 km, perigee 486 km, and inclination 97.9 deg.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2007-01-10
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 550.0 kg