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Date
- 19th Apr 1975
- Expired!
Time
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50 Years ago
India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata.
On 19 April 1975, It was launched 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.