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The first Indian satellite to go into orbit is
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Aryabhatta
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Aryabhatta was India's first satellite launched into orbit on April 19, 1975. It was named after the ancient Indian mathematician-astronomer Aryabhata. The satellite was built by ISRO and launched by the Soviet Union. Rohini was launched later (1980s), Bhaskara-I was an experimental satellite (1979), and INSAT-1A was a communications satellite (1982).