Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Physics

Question:

Which was the first satellite put in space by India?

Options:

INSAT

Aryabhatta

Rohini

Bhaskara

Correct Answer:

Aryabhatta

Explanation:

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after an Indian astronomer of the same name.
It was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to gain experience in building and operating a satellite in space. The launch came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union directed by U.R. Rao and signed in 1972.