India's First Satellite was _______.

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ISRO SAC Technician B Fitter 21 Oct 2018 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is Aryabhata.Key Points

Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the famous Indian astronomer.
It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle.
It was built by ISRO and launched by the Soviet Union as a part of the Soviet Interkosmos program which provided access to space for friendly states.

Additional Information

Bhaskara	Bhaskara-I and II were two satellites built by the Indian Space Research Organisation that formed India's first low-Earth orbit Earth observation satellite. They collected data on oceanography and hydrology. Both satellites are named after ancient Indian mathematicians Bhāskara I and Bhāskara II.
APPLE	The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on June 19, 1981, by Ariane, a launch vehicle of the European Space Agency from Centre Spatial Guyanais near Kourou in French Guiana.

Important Points

ISRO:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the space agency of India.
ISRO was previously the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up by the Government of India in 1962, as envisioned by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969, and superseded INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology.
The current chairman of ISRO is S. Somnath. (As of March 2023)