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India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, completes 50 years
India's first satellite, Aryabhata, completed 50 years today. Launched on this day in 1975, the satellite was named after the ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer, Aryabhata. The satellite, built by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was launched from Kapustin Yar with the ...