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Bhaskara II (1114-1185 CE), also known as Bhaskaracharya, was a renowned mathematician and astronomer who wrote 'Siddhanta Shiromani'. India's seventh satellite launched in 1979 was named IRIS (later renamed Bhaskara II) in his honor, following the earlier Bhaskara I satellite. Aryabhatta was a 5th-6th century astronomer (India's first satellite was named after him), Bhaskara I was a 7th-century astronomer, and the question has a correct option.