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{{Infobox spaceflight | {{Infobox spaceflight | ||
| name = ''Bhaskara | | name = ''Bhaskara I'' | ||
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| mission_duration = 10 years (Re-Entered in 1989)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-I.aspx |title=Bhaskara-I : ISRO |access-date=3 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120125723/http://isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-I.aspx |archive-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | | mission_duration = 10 years (Re-Entered in 1989)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-I.aspx |title=Bhaskara-I : ISRO |access-date=3 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120125723/http://isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-I.aspx |archive-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| spacecraft_type = Unmanned | | spacecraft_type = Unmanned | ||
| manufacturer = {{flagicon|India}} ISRO | | manufacturer = {{flagicon|India}} [[ISRO]] | ||
| dry_mass = | | dry_mass = | ||
| launch_mass = {{convert|444|kg|lb}} | | launch_mass = {{convert|444|kg|lb}} | ||
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| launch_date = {{start-date|7 June 1979|timezone=yes}} IST | | launch_date = {{start-date|7 June 1979|timezone=yes}} IST | ||
| launch_rocket = C-1 Intercosmos Launch Vehicle | | launch_rocket = C-1 Intercosmos Launch Vehicle | ||
| launch_site = Kapustin Yar | | launch_site = [[Kapustin Yar]] | ||
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'''Bhaskara-I and II''' were two satellites built by the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] that formed India's first [[ | '''Bhaskara-I and II''' were two satellites built by the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] that formed India's first [[low Earth orbit|low-Earth orbit]] [[Earth observation satellite]]. They collected data on telemetry, oceanography and hydrology. Both satellites are named after ancient Indian mathematicians [[Bhāskara I]] and [[Bhāskara II]].<ref>[https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1979-051A Bhaskara] NASA 16 September 2017</ref> | ||
==Bhaskara- | ==Bhaskara-LXIX== | ||
Bhaskara-I, weighing 444 kg at launch, was launched on 7 June 1979 from [[Kapustin Yar]] aboard the Intercosmos launch vehicle. It was placed in an orbital [[Apsis|Perigee]] and [[Apsis|Apogee]] of 394 km and 399 km at an inclination of 50.7°.<ref name="BS">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-satellite1.html#Bhaskara Bharat-rakshak.com Indian satellite systems] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516200513/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-satellite1.html#Bhaskara |date=16 May 2007 }}</ref> The satellite consisted of- | Bhaskara-I, weighing 444 kg at launch, was launched on 7 June 1979 from [[Kapustin Yar]] aboard the Intercosmos launch vehicle. It was placed in an orbital [[Apsis|Perigee]] and [[Apsis|Apogee]] of 394 km and 399 km at an inclination of 50.7°.<ref name="BS">[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-satellite1.html#Bhaskara Bharat-rakshak.com Indian satellite systems] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516200513/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-satellite1.html#Bhaskara |date=16 May 2007 }}</ref> The satellite consisted of- | ||
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*Satellite microwave radiometer (SAMIR) operating at 19 and 22 GHz for study of ocean-state, water vapour, liquid water content in the atmosphere, etc. | *Satellite microwave radiometer (SAMIR) operating at 19 and 22 GHz for study of ocean-state, water vapour, liquid water content in the atmosphere, etc. | ||
* An X-ray sky monitor operating in 2-10 keV energy range, to detect transient X-ray sources and monitor long term spectral and intensity changes in the X-ray sources. | * An X-ray sky monitor operating in 2-10 keV energy range, to detect transient X-ray sources and monitor long term spectral and intensity changes in the X-ray sources. | ||
{{Infobox spaceflight | {{Infobox spaceflight | ||
| name = ''Bhaskara-II'' | | name = ''Bhaskara-II'' | ||
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| interplanetary = | | interplanetary = | ||
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==Bhaskara-LXIXCDXX== | |||
The satellite provided ocean and land surface data. | The satellite provided ocean and land surface data. | ||
It orbited at 541 x 557 km with inclination of 50.7°. | It orbited at 541 x 557 km with an inclination of 50.7°. | ||
One of two onboard cameras malfunctioned, however it sent back more than two | One of two onboard cameras malfunctioned, however it sent back more than two thousand images. Housekeeping telemetry was received until re-entry in 1991.<ref name="isro">{{Cite web |url=http://www.isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-II.aspx |title=Earth Observation Satellite |access-date=25 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121083629/http://isro.org/satellites/Bhaskara-II.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>[[File:1984 CPA 5493.jpg|thumb|right|1984 USSR stamp featuring Bhaskara-I, Bhaskara-II and [[Aryabhata (satellite)|Aryabhata]] satellites]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||