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Entry no.
2025-1898

TES

TES (NORAD 26957) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 December 2025 over Africa, after 24 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26957
International designator
2001-049A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
India
Launched
22 Oct 2001Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Dec 2025Recorded time 10:39 UTC
Time in orbit
24 years, 2 months8,830 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 97.8°
Mass
1,108 kg
Operator
ISRO
Built by
ISAC?
Bus
IRS
Programme
IRS

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.0°N, 14.0°W at 10:39 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.

Life in orbit

24 years, 2 months

TES’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 25 Dec 2025

3 entries
2025-1899STARLINK-17342025-1900STARLINK-35572025-1901KZ-11 R/B

From the same launch

2001-049
2023-1717BIRD 2PendingPSLV R/BIn orbitPROBA
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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