Astronomy and Space

Aryabhata (satellite)

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer of the same name. It was launched on 19 April 1975 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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• ▸ArkEdge Space
• ▸Industrialization in the Soviet Union
• ▸Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper

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