🔬 India's first satellite, Aryabhata (1975)
Where: Kapustin Yar, Russia
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📅 On This Day: April 19
April 19, 1975: India's first satellite, Aryabhata. On this day in 1975, India's first satellite, Aryabhata, went into space. It was named after a great Indian astronomer and mathematician who lived 1,500 years ago. Built in India, it was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union (now Russia).
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🧠 Question of the day
Who was the satellite Aryabhata named after?
- A famous elephant
- A river in India
- An ancient Indian astronomer
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Answer: An ancient Indian astronomer
Questions
What happened on April 19?
April 19, 1975: India's first satellite, Aryabhata. It happened in Kapustin Yar, Russia.
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