Bhaskara
Spacecraft · India
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Indian earth land resources satellite. Experimental satellite for conducting earth resources survey over India. Earth Observing, technology satellite for ISRO, India. Launched 1979-1981.
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Subtopics
- SEO Launched from a cosmodrome in the USSR. Experimental satellite for conducting earth resources survey over India. Used the Bhaskara bus.
Related
- Family
- Earth, Earth land resource sat
- Country
- India
- Launch Vehicles
- R-14, Kosmos 3, Kosmos 11K65M
- Launch Sites
- Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar LC107/1, Kapustin Yar LC107/2
- Agency
- ISRO
Chronology
3 events
1971 September 1
- Soviet-Indian collaboration to build a new satellite. - . Nation: Russia. Spacecraft: Bhaskara. Decree 'On co-operation to build an Indian satellite' was issued..
1979 June 7
10:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- Bhaskara 1 - . Payload: SEO. Mass: 441 kg (972 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: Bhaskara. Decay Date: 1989-02-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 11392 . COSPAR: 1979-051A. Apogee: 399 km (247 mi). Perigee: 394 km (244 mi). Inclination: 50.70 deg. Period: 92.50 min. Launched from a cosmodrome in the USSR. Experimental satellite for conducting earth resources survey over India. .
1981 November 20
08:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/2. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- Bhaskara 2 - . Payload: SEO B. Mass: 444 kg (978 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Earth. Type: Earth resources satellite. Spacecraft: Bhaskara. Decay Date: 1991-11-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 12968 . COSPAR: 1981-115A. Apogee: 372 km (231 mi). Perigee: 368 km (228 mi). Inclination: 50.60 deg. Period: 92.00 min. Experimental earth observations. Launched from a cosmodrome in the USSR. .