ARYABHATA: THE FIRST INDIAN SPACE CRAFT


                 Arybhata spacecraft



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.


MissionScientific/ Experimental
Weight360 kg
On board power46 Watts
CommunicationVHF band
StabilizationSpinstabilize
PayloadX-ray Astronomy Aeronomy & Solar Physics
Launch dateApril 19, 1975
Launch siteVolgograd Launch Station
(presently in Russia)
Launch vehicleC-1 Intercosmos
Orbit563 x 619 km
Inclination50.7 deg
Mission life6 months(nominal), Spacecraft mainframe active till March,1981
Orbital LifeNearly seventeen years
(Re-entered on February 10,1992)
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
  


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