Aryabhata (satellite) Aryabhata (satellite) Aryabhata (Hindi: आर्यभट) was India's first satellite, named after the famous Indian astronomer of the same name. It was launched by India on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast using a Kosmos-3M launch vehicle. It was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation.The launch came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union directed by UR Rao and signed in 1972. It allowed the USSR to use Indian ports for tracking ships and launching vessels in return for launching Indian satellites. Aryabhatta is the first man made
Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast Mikhaylovka () is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Medveditsa River, northwest of Volgograd. Population: It was established in 1762 as a "khutor" and named for its owner Mikhail Sebryakov. It was granted town status in 1948. Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylovka serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Mikhaylovka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that