SRE 1

Space capsule Recovery Experiment

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General

Designation	29711 / 07001C
Launch date	10 Jan 2007
Country of origin	India
Mission	Experimental
Perigee/Apogee	486/643 km
Inclination	98°
Period	96 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #10

Owned by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and ISRO Satellite Centre
Is intended to demonstrate the technology of an orbiting platform for performing experiments in microgravity conditions and recovering them. The recovery experiment is needed for a future lunar mission in 2010.

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End of life

Out of service	after 12 days
Cause	Deorbited in the Bengal Bay. Precision was 15 km.
Decay	22 Jan 2007

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch	550 - 615 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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