Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr-series satellites

This page contains philatelic information on the Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

Bhaskara is also known as Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO).

Below is a list of Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).

^*Scott catalog number, unless prefixed with Mi or BL for Michel; P = Pick banknote catalog number.
^**FDC = first day cover; SS# = souvenir sheet, MS# = miniature sheet, where # = number of stamps in sheet, and the numbers in parentheses are the catalog numbers of the stamps in the sheet.

¹Since the body of the spacecraft is similar for both Aryabhata and Bhaskara, it is assumed that the antennas can be used to distinguish between the two. For Aryabhata, the antennas appear to be attached to the widest part of the spacecraft body. For Bhaskara, the antennas appear to be attached to the angled part of the body.

Below is a list of Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini, and Badr satellite launch covers, anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers.

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