Status
Success
TES, BIRD & PROBA
Launch Time
Mon Oct 22, 2001 04:53 UTC
Mon Oct 22, 2001 04:53 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
TES
Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) is an experimental satellite to demonstrate and validate, in orbit, technologies that could be used in the future satellites of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,108.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
BIRD
BIRD is a German Earth observation satellite. This small (92 kg) boxlike system, with solar panel two collectors on stub wings, has remarkable fire-detection qualities. It hosts a two-channel infrared sensor system in combination with a Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner (WAOSS). It also features a neuronal network classificator in orbit to reduce downlink bandwidth and cost.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 92.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
PROBA
PROBA (Project for On-Board Autonomy), renamed PROBA-1, is a Belgian Earth observation satellite.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 94.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Stats
2001
50th orbital launch attempt
Indian Space Research Organisation
15th mission
2nd mission of 2001
7th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
PSLV
6th mission
1st mission of 2001
4th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission