TES, 26957
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TES, 26957 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 22 Oct 2001 UTC via a PSLV launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISAC?
Mission
Non-operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
IRS, AOCS
Mass
1,108 kg wet, ~950 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.8 m
Radar Cross Section
12.382 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 TES
1 26957U 01049A 25264.62650778 .00081916 00000-0 78444-3 0 9998
2 26957 97.8330 135.7437 0012051 35.4352 324.7705 15.66326080316546Epoch: 2025-09-21T15:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-21T15:02:10.272Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-90.54144°
Altitude
365.927 km
Speed
7.694 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 02m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:54:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
374.479 km
Perigee altitude
358.223 km
Semi-major axis
6,744.488 km
Eccentricity
0.00121
Inclination
97.833°
RAAN
135.7437°
Arg. of periapsis
35.4352°
True anomaly
324.69074°
Mean anomaly
324.7705°
Eccentric anomaly
324.73063°
Mean motion
3.9185 °/min
Orbital period
91.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00078444
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2001 (2001-10-22 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-22 03:52:00.272Z | 45.935° ENE | 2025-09-22 03:54:00.272Z | 97.859° ESE | 22.24° | 2025-09-22 03:56:00.272Z | 149.639° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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