Aryabhata; Indian's First Spacecraft

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 Aryabhata

Hello Everyone, wondered what India's first spacecraft looked like? Let's dive into the facts!




Did you know that Aryabhata, the very first satellite launched by India, was named after the famous Indian astronomer? This satellite was launched on April 19, 1975, from Kapustin Yar, which is a Soviet rocket launch and development site located in Astrakhan Oblast. It was launched into space using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle as part of the Soviet Interkosmos program, which allowed friendly nations to have access to space technology. 


Aryabhata was a polyhedron with 26 sides that had a diameter of 1.4 meters and was designed to conduct experiments in fields such as X-ray astronomy, ergonomics, and solar physics. Unfortunately, the experiments had to be stopped after just four days and 60 orbits due to a power failure, and all signals from the satellite were lost after five days. However, the spacecraft's mainframe remained operational until March 1981. Due to orbital decay, the satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere on February.

India's foray as a space power was initiated with the launch of the Aryabhatta artificial satellite. The objectives of this project was to unique design and fabricate a space-worthy satellite system and evaluate its perfromance in orbit.

The main objectives of the mission were:

to evolve the the technique of execution of intricate operations on the satellite in its orbitals  stage; 

to set up posterior-based receiving pursuit systems; 

and to establish infrastructure for the imitation of spacecraft approaches. 

The drill also provided an opportunity to conduct investigations in the area of space sciences. The satellite carried three investigations, one each in X-Ray Astronomy, Solar Physics and Aeronomy. The satellite weighed 360 Kgs and was launched on April 19, 1975





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