TDS-01

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 include an internally developed 300 mN electric-powered thruster, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA), and a quantum communication suite (QuTDS).