ARYABHATTA the first Indian satellite

Aryabhatta is the name of the first Indian satellite, launched on April 19, 1975. The 360-kg satellite was fabricated wholly by Indian scientists at Peenya, Banglore (now Bangaluru), in 26 months at a cost of Rs. 50 million.
                     The satellite was designated Aryabhatta after the fifth century astronomer and mathematician Aryabhatta of Kusumapura near Patlipura, now Patna , who laid the foundation of modern algebra, founder of zero, determined the parameter of the movements of various celestial bodies, calculated the diameter of the Earth and the Moon, and the importance of their movement around the Sun.