On this day in 1975, India etched its name into the annals of space history with the successful launch of its first satellite, Aryabhata. This milestone not only marked India’s entry into the exclusive club of spacefaring nations but also laid the foundation of what would eventually become one of the world’s most respected and ambitious space programmes — the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting commemorated this historic day with a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating: “On this day in 1975, India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata, laying the foundation of India’s satellite programme. Today, India stands among the world’s leading spacefaring nations. #Aryabhata #IndianSpaceProgramme #ISRO.”