Space Capsule Recovery Experiment
The Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SCRE or more commonly SRE or SRE-1) is an Indian experimental spacecraft which was launched at 03:53 UTC on January 10, 2007, from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The launch was conducted using the C7 launch of the PSLV rocket, along with three other satellites. It remained in orbit for 12 days before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere and splashing down into the Bay of Bengal at 04:16 UTC on January 22.
The SRE-1 spacecraft on public display at Thiruvananthapuram in April 2007 | |
| Mission type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-001C |
| SATCAT no. | 29711 |
| Mission duration | 12 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | ISRO |
| Launch mass | 550 kilograms (1,210 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 January 2007, 03:54 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV PSLV C7 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 22 January 2007, 04:16 UTC |
| Landing site | Bay of Bengal |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
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