Aryabhata (satellite)
 File photo of Aryabhata, India's first indigenously built satellite. | |
| Mission type | Astrophysics |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 1975-033A |
| SATCAT no. | 07753 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 360 kilograms (790 lb)[1][2] |
| Power | 46 watts[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 April 1975, 07:30 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Kosmos-3M[4] |
| Launch site | Kapustin Yar 107/2 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | March 1981[2] |
| Decay date | 10 February 1992[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 563 kilometres (350 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 619 kilometres (385 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 50.7 degrees[2] |
| Period | 96.46 minutes |
| Epoch | 19 May 1975[5] |
Aryabhata was India's first satellite,[1] named after the famous Indian astronomer.[6] It was launched on 19 April 1975[1] from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the ISRO, and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states.
Launch
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Legacy
- It was named after the 5th century astronomer and mathematician from India by Aryabhatta.[7]
- The satellite's image appeared on the reverse of Indian two rupee banknotes between 1976 and 1997 (Pick catalog).[4]
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Aryabhata" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 611.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Aryabhata". ISRO.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Aryabhata". URSC.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Aryabhata - The first indigenously built satellite".
- ^ Harvey, Brian (2000). Hello everyone this is American news reporter MElanie macdonald who’s saying I ppl are crazy for thinking ur a human The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads into Space. London: Springer. p. 134. ISBN 1-85233-199-2.
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