Launch of Aryabhata Satellite

Date: April 19, 1975 • Location: Znamensk, Russian Federation

Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union.

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer of the same name. 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. It was built by ISRO and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme which provided access to space for friendly states.