Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata
	File photo of Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite.
Mission type	Astrophysics
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	1975-033A
SATCAT no.	07753
Mission duration	Planned: 6 months; Experiments ended during 5th day in orbit
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	360 kilograms (790 lb)
Power	46 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	19 April 1975, 07:30 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-3M
Launch site	Kapustin Yar 107/2
End of mission
Last contact	March 1981
Decay date	10 February 1992
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	563 kilometres (350 mi)
Apogee altitude	619 kilometres (385 mi)
Inclination	50.7 degrees
Period	96.46 minutes
Epoch	19 May 1975

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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