Aryabhata (satellite)

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Aryabhata
Organisation ISRO
Mission type Astrophysics
Satellite of Earth
Launch date 19 April 1975
Carrier Rocket Cosmos-3M
NSSDC ID 1975-033A
Mass 360.0 kg
Power 46 W from solar panels
Orbital elements
Regime LEO
Inclination 50.7º
Orbital period 96 minutes
Apoapsis 619 kilometres (385 mi)
Periapsis 563 kilometres (350 mi)

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the great Indian astronomer of the same name. It was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar using a Cosmos-3M launch vehicle. Aryabhata was built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to conduct experiments related to astronomy. The satellite reentered the Earth's atmosphere on 11 February 1992.

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