Aryabhata (satellite)
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Aryabhata was India's first satellite,[3] named after the astronomer.[7] It was launched on 19 April 1975[3] from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by ISRO, and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states.
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Mission type | Astrophysics |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 1975-033A |
SATCAT no. | 07753 |
Mission duration | Planned: 6 months[1] Experiments ended during 5th day in orbit[2] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 360 kilograms (790 lb)[3][1] |
Power | 46 watts[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 April 1975, 07:30 (1975-04-19UTC07:30Z) UTC[4] |
Rocket | Kosmos-3M[5] |
Launch site | Kapustin Yar 107/2 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | March 1981 (1981-04)[1] |
Decay date | 10 February 1992[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 563 kilometres (350 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 619 kilometres (385 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 50.7 degrees[1] |
Period | 96.46 minutes |
Epoch | 19 May 1975[6] |
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