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Aryabhata
First Indian sat; X-rays/gammas.

Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
First Indian sat; X-rays/gammas. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1975-033; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 19 April 1975, 07:58:55 UTC
- Launch location
- GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya
- Launch vehicle
- Kosmos 11K65M
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 23 September 1976?
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Aryabhata
First Indian sat; X-rays/gammas.
- GCAT ID
- S07752
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Launch mass
- 360 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.1 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 1.5 m span
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