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- India has been successfully launching satellites of various types since 1975.
- The Indian first satellite was Aryabhata.
- It was launched by ISRO on 19 April 1975.
- ISRO had used Kosmos-3M rocket launcher for launching this satellite.
- The satellite was launched with a mission duration of 6 months.
- The total weight of the satellite was around 360 kg.
- It was launched to study solar physics and astronomy.
- It was an unmanned satellite of India.
- The satellite collapsed on 10 February 1992.
- It got the name Aryabhata by then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.