Aryabhata satellite
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The Aryabhata satellite was India’s first domestically built satellite, launched in 1975 to conduct scientific experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomy, and solar physics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aryabhata | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian satellite
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artificial satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISRO’s first satellite ⓘ |
| category |
First artificial satellites of a country
ⓘ
Indian Space Research Organisation satellites ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| developedBy |
ISRO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epoch | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| failureDetail | power failure led to early end of experiments ⓘ |
| firstFlightOf | India’s satellite technology capability ⓘ |
| launchArrangement | launched under Indo-Soviet space cooperation ⓘ |
| launchContractor | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1975-04-19 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 360 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | success ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kapustin Yar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Kosmos-3M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial success ⓘ |
| missionType |
scientific research
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space science ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aryabhata (mathematician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | Indian mathematician and astronomer ⓘ |
| notableFor | marking India’s entry into space age ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
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Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
X-ray astronomy experiments
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aeronomy experiments ⓘ solar physics experiments ⓘ |
| program | Indian space programme ⓘ |
| purpose | to conduct scientific experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomy, and solar physics ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
aeronomy
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astronomy ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| shape | polyhedral ⓘ |
| significance |
first Indian-built satellite
ⓘ
first domestically built satellite of India ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | indigenously developed by ISRO ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
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