1975, Aryabhatta Launch of First Indian Satellite 25nP

1975, Aryabhatta Launch of First Indian Satellite  25nP

Aryabhatta Launch of First Indian Satellite  25 NP 1975

      Text                                : Aryabhatta  25 NP 1975

      Condition                      : Ø = used/cancelled

Stamp Issue Date	:	20/04/1975
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0762
Postal Stamp Name	:	ARYA BHATA SATELLITE
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

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‘ARYABHATA’ INDIA’S FIRST SATELLITE, NAMED AFTER THE FAMOUS INDIA MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER OF 5TH CENTURY;WAS BUILT BY INDIAN SPACE AND ORGANISATION (ISRO).TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING OF THE SATELLITE FROM THE SOVIET COSMODROME ON 19TH APRIL 1975.A STAMP DEPICTING ‘ARYABHATA’IN SPACE WAS ISSUED.

Aryabhatta was India’s first successfully launched satellite. It was named after a famous Indian astronomer from the 5th century. It was launched by the Soviet Union April 19, 1975 from Kapustin Yar, U.S.S.R. The satellite was built by the Indian Space Research Organization to conduct experiments in x ray astronomy, aeronomics, and solar physics. The satellite represents India’s first major efforts at space exploration.

The Aryabhatta satellite like many early satellites had a compact design. The spacecraft was a 26 sided polygon 1.4m in diameter. All faces except the top and bottom were covered with silicon solar cells. In addition it had a rechargeable Nickel Cadmium battery. The launch vehicle used to send it into orbit was a Cosmos 3 rocket while it was meant to be a long term satellite, a power failure ended experiments after just 4 days orbit. All signals from the spacecraft were lost a day later.