PSLV | TDS-01

PSLV | TDS-01 is expected no earlier than November 2026; the exact date hasn't been announced yet.

TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).

TDS-01 is designed to test a 300 mN electric thruster, a propulsion technology that uses electrical energy to accelerate propellant for efficient in-space maneuvering.

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