On April 19, 1975, India’s rst satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched into space
An important reason this mission was possible was the Soviet Union’s oer to launch the satellite for free. While he had some apprehensions at first, the then chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation got on board with ‘Aryabhata’ before representatives from the two countries signed the launch agreement. Name him.
To memorialise the India-Soviet Union friendship, the USSR in 1984 issued a postage stamp featuring Aryabhata and two other Indian satellites launched onboard Soviet rockets. Name them.
Bengaluru (then Bangalore) that U.R. Rao, the ‘Aryabhata’ project director from the India side, selected as the location for the Indian Scientific Satellite Project, where ‘Aryabhata’ would be built.
In 1972, the task of building ‘Aryabhata’ faced a political problem: there was strong opposition to moving equipment from the Satellite Systems Division in X to the new Bengaluru facility, despite a parliamentary assurance that it would be returned after the launch. Name the city X.
In March 1975, a month before the launch date, a panel recommended three names for the satellite. One, of course was ‘Aryabhata’, which Prime Minister Indira Gandhi picked. Name the other two options.
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