TDS-01 launch time, date and countdown
TBD November 2026 (date TBD)
No launch date has been set yet (listed as November 2026). The countdown starts once a date is announced.
Launch details
- Target
- November 2026 (date TBD)
- Status
- TBD To Be Determined
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization (Government)
- Rocket
- PSLV XL
- Mission
- TDS-01
- Mission type
- Technology
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Location
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
- Country code
- IND
Times can change. Central time is America/Chicago (CST/CDT). Source: Launch Library 2.
About this launch
TDS-01 is a launch of the PSLV XL rocket operated by Indian Space Research Organization. No launch date has been set yet. Launch Library 2 currently lists it as no earlier than November 2026, so the date and time shown on this page are placeholders until a real date is announced. The launch site is Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. The target orbit is Geostationary Transfer Orbit. Mission type: Technology. Launch Library 2 lists the current status as “To Be Determined”.
Mission description
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).
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