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Aryabhata

Artificial satellite
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. Wikipedia
Launch date: April 19, 1975
Launch site: Kapustin Yar
Manufacturer: ISRO
Cost: 50 million INR
Orbit height: 367 mi
Decay date: 10 February 1992
Last contact: March 1981