LAUNCH CENTER

TBD

Mon Sep 30 2024

Indian Space Research Organization

TDS-01

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LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:00 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

PSLV

Description:

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Technology
TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad