Bhaskara (satellites)

Bhaskara-I and -II were two satellites built by the Indian Space Research Organisation that formed India's first low-Earth orbit Earth observation satellite.

They collected data on oceanography and hydrology.

[2] The satellite consisted of: The satellite provided ocean and land surface data.

While one of two onboard cameras malfunctioned, the satellite still sent back more than two thousand images.

Housekeeping telemetry was received until re-entry in 1991.

1984 USSR stamp featuring Bhaskara-I, Bhaskara-II and Aryabhata satellites