Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata
	Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite.
Mission type	Astrophysics
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	1975-033A
SATCAT no.	7753
Mission duration	5 years, 11 months; (Experiments ended during 5th day in orbit)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	360 kg (790 lb)
Dimensions	1.4 × 1.4 m (4.6 × 4.6 ft)
Power	46 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	19 April 1975, 07:30 UTC
Rocket	Kosmos-3M
Launch site	Kapustin Yar 107/2
Contractor	Yuzhnoye
End of mission
Last contact	March 1981
Decay date	10 February 1992
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	563 km (350 mi)
Apogee altitude	619 km (385 mi)
Inclination	50.7 degrees
Period	96.46 minutes
Epoch	19 May 1975
Transponders
Bandwidth	256 bit/sec
Capacity	137.44 MHz

Aryabhata was India's first satellite,^[2] named after the astronomer.^[3] It was launched on 19 April 1975^[2] 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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Spacecraft properties
Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite.

Mission type	Astrophysics
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	1975-033A
SATCAT no.	7753
Mission duration	5 years, 11 months (Experiments ended during 5th day in orbit)^[1]


Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	360 kg (790 lb)^[2]^[3]
Dimensions	1.4 × 1.4 m (4.6 × 4.6 ft)
Power	46 watts^[3]


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
Contractor	Yuzhnoye


End of mission
Last contact	March 1981 (1981-04)^[3]
Decay date	10 February 1992^[3]


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	563 km (350 mi)^[3]
Apogee altitude	619 km (385 mi)^[3]
Inclination	50.7 degrees^[3]
Period	96.46 minutes
Epoch	19 May 1975^[6]


Transponders
Bandwidth	256 bit/sec^[7]
Capacity	137.44 MHz^[7]