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The Aryabhata spacecraft, named after the famous Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite; it was completely designed and fabricated in India and launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket from Kapustin Yar on April 19, 1975.
प्रमोचन भार / Launch Mass: 360 kg मिशन कालावधि / Mission Life : Nearly seventeen years शक्ति / Power: 46 Watts C-1 Intercosmos उपग्रह का प्रकार / Type of Satellite: Experimental निर्माता / Manufacturer: ISRO स्वामी / Owner: ISRO अनुप्रयोग / Application: Experimental