Bhaskara-I
Bhaskara-I was India's first experimental remote-sensing mission, using TV cameras for hydrology and forestry and the SAMIR three-band microwave radiometer for oceanographic studies in low Earth orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Bhaskara-1Bhaskara
- Name
- Bhaskara-I
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Bhaskara-I was India's first experimental remote-sensing mission, using TV cameras for hydrology and forestry and the SAMIR three-band microwave radiometer for oceanographic studies in low Earth orbit.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful experimental Earth-observation mission; its remote-sensing experiments supported hydrology, forestry, and oceanography before re-entry in 1989.
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1979-06-07
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.isro.gov.in/Bhaskara_I.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 19, 2026 at 22:45:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 19, 2026 at 22:45:35 UTC
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