Aryabhata 1, India's first satellite, launched on a Soviet Kosmos-3M from Kapustin Yar for X-ray astronomy, solar-physics, and aeronomy experiments; payload failed after a few days.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 360 kg
- Flight
- 103rd
- of 445 Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flights
- Date and time
- 19 April 1975, 07:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M)
- Builder
- Polyot
- Launch site
- 107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1975-033
- Launches in 1975
- 36th of 132
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