Aryabhata (satellite)
Aryabhata was India's first satellite. It got its name from the Indian astronomer of the same name.[3]
 File photo of Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite. | |
| Mission type | Astrophysics |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-033A |
| SATCAT no. | 7752 |
| Mission duration | 4 days achieved |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 360 kg (794 lb) |
| Power | 46 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 April 1975, 07:30 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 107/2 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 24 April 1975 |
| Decay date | 10 February 1992 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee | 568 kilometres (353 mi) |
| Apogee | 611 kilometres (380 mi) |
| Inclination | 50.6 degrees |
| Period | 96.46 minutes |
| Epoch | 19 May 1975[2] |
1984 USSR stamp featuring Bhaskara-I, Bhaskara-II and Aryabhata satellites
Aryabhata (satellite) Media
Illustration of Aryabhata spacecraft on
2 currency bill
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References
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Aryabhata - The first indigenously built satellite".
