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Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. The Soviet Union assisted India in development of Aryabhata, its first satellite, named for the Indian astronomer. The satellite conducted scientific experiments on atmospheric research., but was primarily an experimental satellite for satellite technology.
Typical orbit: 398 km x 409 km at 51 degrees inclination. Mass: 360 kg (790 lb).
Aryabhata Chronology - 1975 April 19 - Aryabhata - Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: LC107/2. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Mass: 360 kg (790 lb). Perigee: 398 km (247 mi). Apogee: 409 km (254 mi). Inclination: 50.70 deg. Period: 92.60 min.
Atmospheric research. Experimental satellite for satellite technology and some scientific experiments. Launched from a cosmodrome in the USSR.
Bibliography:- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
- Melnik, T G, Voenno-Kosmicheskiy Siliy, Nauka, Moscow, 1997..
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