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| Mission type | Experimental Remote Sensing Earth Obsservation Satellite |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 10 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Uncrewed |
| Manufacturer |  ISRO |
| Launch mass | 444 kilograms (979 lb) |
| Power | 47 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 June 1979 IST |
| Rocket | C-1 Intercosmos Launch Vehicle |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar |
Bhaskara-I and -II were two satellites built by the Indian Space Research Organisation that formed India's first low-Earth orbit Earth observation satellite. They collected data on oceanography and hydrology. The satellites are named after the ancient Indian mathematicians Bhāskara I and Bhāskara II.[1]