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Aryabhata-1

The Aryabhata spacecraft, named after the famous Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite; it was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975.

प्रमोचन भार / Launch Mass: 360 kg
मिशन कालावधि / Mission Life : Nearly seventeen years
शक्ति / Power: 46 Watts C-1 Intercosmos
उपग्रह का प्रकार / Type of Satellite: Experimental
निर्माता / Manufacturer: ISRO
स्‍वामी / Owner: ISRO
अनुप्रयोग / Application: Experimental

Mission Scientific/ Experimental
Weight 360 kg
On board power 46 Watts
Communication VHF band
Stabilization Spinstabilize
Payload X-ray Astronomy Aeronomy & Solar Physics
Launch date April 19, 1975
Launch site Volgograd Launch Station
(presently in Russia)
Launch vehicle C-1 Intercosmos
Orbit 563 x 619 km
Inclination 50.7 deg
Mission life 6 months(nominal), Spacecraft mainframe active till March,1981
Orbital Life Nearly seventeen years
(Re-entered on February 10,1992)