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India's first satellite is named after
1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskara 2
3. Bhaskara 1
4. Barahmihir

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aryabhatta

The correct answer is Aryabhatta.

  • Aryabhata was the first satellite of India named after the famous Indian astronomer.
  • The satellite was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast in Russia using Kosmos 3M launch vehicle.
  • The satellite was built by ISRO
  • The launch came after an agreement between the Soviet Union and India directed by UR Rao and signed in 1972.

  • Bhaskara-I and II were two satellites built by the Indian Space Research Organisation that formed India's first low orbit Earth Observation Satellite.

  • Aryabhata was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian astronomy and mathematics.
  • Aryabhatiya and Arya Siddhanta were important works by him.

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