<Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 96.46 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> 19 May 1975 </Td> </Tr> <P> Aryabhata (Hindi: आर्यभट) was India's first satellite, named after an Indian astronomer of the same name . </P> <P> It was launched by India on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast 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 UR Rao and signed in 1972 . It allowed the USSR to use Indian ports for tracking ships and launching vessels in return for launching Indian satellites. . Aryabhatta is the first man made (artificial) Indian satellite . </P>

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