NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2007-001C
SRE 1 is India's first recoverable capsule that was launched by a PSLV-C7 rocket from Sriharikota at 03:57 UT on 10 January 2007. The 615 kg craft was a technology demonstrator for the planned 2010 launch of a lunar mission, with adequate heat shield, deceleration and floatation systems. It re-entered in the Bay of Bengal precisely as planned at 04:14 UT on 22 January at 150 km east of Sriharikota, and was hauled by a helicopter from a coast guard vessel.
Launch Date: 2007-01-10
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 550 kg
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