Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata
Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite.
Mission typeAstrophysics
OperatorISRO
COSPAR ID1975-033A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.7753
Mission duration5 years, 11 months
(Experiments ended during 5th day in orbit)[1]
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerISRO
Launch mass360 kg (790 lb)[2][3]
Dimensions1.4 × 1.4 m (4.6 × 4.6 ft)
Power46 watts[3]
Start of mission
Launch date19 April 1975, 07:30 (1975-04-19UTC07:30Z) UTC[4]
RocketKosmos-3M[5]
Launch siteKapustin Yar 107/2
ContractorYuzhnoye
End of mission
Last contactMarch 1981 (1981-04)[3]
Decay date10 February 1992[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude563 km (350 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude619 km (385 mi)[3]
Inclination50.7 degrees[3]
Period96.46 minutes
Epoch19 May 1975[6]
Transponders
Bandwidth256 bit/sec[7]
Capacity137.44 MHz[7]

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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