PSLV-C3 launched India's Technology Experiment Satellite (TES), an experimental Earth-imaging satellite with a 1-meter panchromatic camera, into a 572 km sun-synchronous orbit, along with Belgium's PROBA and Germany's BIRD as secondary payloads. It was PSLV's fifth consecutive success.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.3 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 12 PSLV flights
- Date and time
- 22 October 2001, 04:53 UTC
- Rocket
- PSLV
- Builder
- ISRO
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2001-049
- Launches in 2001
- 50th of 59
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