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TES
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
October 22, 2001 at 04:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
TES
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
149 km
Periapsis
139 km
Inclination
97.82°
Orbital period
87.37 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-049A
NORAD catalog №
26957
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
India
Radar cross-section
3.2203 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 25, 2025
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 25, 2025
Time in service
24.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed