Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
Aryabhata
Launched
April 19, 1975
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Aryabhata launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on April 19, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 913th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,687th orbital launch attempt. It was the 103rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Aryabhata, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 538 × 620 km orbit inclined 50.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 103rd Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 913th launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,687th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Aryabhata · NORAD 7752 · 1975-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ARYABHATA
- Object ID
- 1975-033A
- Epoch
- 1975-04-19 08:42:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.98366301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058996
- Inclination
- 50.6658°
- Ascending node
- 253.5707°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.2761°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.491°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- Aryabhata · NORAD 7752 · re-entered February 11, 1992
Kosmos-3M 21-279 Stage 2 · re-entered November 6, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First Indian scientific satellite
Pad
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
1st launch from 107/2, 1st this year · 77th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
4 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Aryabhata launch?
Aryabhata launched on April 19, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Aryabhata?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Aryabhata?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Aryabhata launch from?
107/2, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Aryabhata reach?
Aryabhata, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 538 × 620 km orbit inclined 50.7°.
How many satellites did Aryabhata launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).