| Satellites: : Aryabhata | APPLE | INSAT-1
| INSAT-2
| INSAT-3
| Bhaskara
| IRS | Rohini Launcher
: : SLV
| PSLV | ASLV | GSLV
Aryabhatta Satellite
(First Indian Experimental
Satellite) (Click
here to see the image)
Launch Date : April 19,
1975
Weight : 360 kg. Orbit : 619 x 562
km inclined at 50.7 deg Lauched by : Soviet
Intercosmos rocket.
Objectives : The objectives of this
project were to indigenously design and fabricate
a space-worthy satellite system and evaluate its
perfromance in orbit.
* to evolve the methodology of conducting a
series of complex operations on the satellite in
its orbital phase.
* to set up ground-based receiving, transmitting
and tracking systemsand to establish
infrastructure for the fabrication of spacecraft
systems.
The exercise also provided an opportunity to
conduct investigations in the area of spcae
sciences. The satellite carried three
experiments, one each in X-Ray Astronomy, Solar
Physics and Aeronomy.
It was named after a 5th century
Indian mathematician. Due a transformer
failure it was out of service in four days.
Sources and
Resources
- Other source : www.bharatrakshak.com
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