April 19 is a special day for India's space mission, as on this day in 1975, India's first unmanned Earth satellite, Aryabhata, was shot into space.
Aryabhata
Mission |
Scientific/ Experimental |
Weight |
360 kg |
On board power |
46 Watts |
Communication |
VHF band |
Stabilization |
Spinstabilize |
Payload |
X-ray Astronomy Aeronomy & Solar Physics |
Launch date |
April 19, 1975 |
Launch site |
Volgograd Launch Station (presently in Russia) |
Launch vehicle |
C-1 Intercosmos |
Orbit |
563 x 619 km |
Inclination |
50.7 deg |
Mission life |
6 months(nominal), Spacecraft mainframe active till March,1981 |
Orbital Life |
Nearly seventeen years (Re-entered on February 10,1992) |
Verifying, please be patient.
DELHI (Karol Bagh)
GS SCORE, 1B, Second Floor, Pusa Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 110005 (Beside Karol Bagh Metro Station Gate No. 8)
BHUBANESWAR (Jaydev Vihar)
GS SCORE, Plot No.2298, Jaydev Vihar Square, Near HCG Day Care, BBSR - 751013
LUCKNOW (Aliganj)
GS SCORE, 2nd Floor, B-33, Sangam Chauraha, Sector H, Aliganj, Lucknow, UP - 226024