India's Majestic Landscape Captured from Space

The distance between India and space is 4851 km (3014 miles or 2619 nautical miles)

Aryabhata, named after the renowned Indian astronomer, was India's first satellite

It was designed and built in India, was launched by a Soviet Kosmos-3M rocket on April 19, 1975

Rakesh Sharma, an Indian military pilot and cosmonaut, was the first Indian to travel into space

He participated in a joint program between the Indian Air Force and the Soviet Interkosmos space program

When Indira Gandhi asked Rakesh Sharma how India looks from space, he replied, "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha"