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Where is Sriharikota situated?

  • Sriharikota is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), a spaceport under the Indian Space Research Organization is located in Sriharikota. Sriharikota is a barrier island in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. 
  • It supports the launch-based infrastructure for ISRO and is chosen as an ideal site for the launch of geostationary satellites because of its proximity to the equator.
  • It has facilities for solid propellant processing, static testing of solid motors, tracking and command network, launch vehicle integration, etc.
  • SDSC has separate launch pads to carry out operations for PSLV and GSLV satellites.
  • Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in the Pulicat Lake of Andhra Pradesh. It is named after the former chairman of ISRO, Satish Dhawan. 
  • Apart from SDSC, India houses Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Shri A Rajarajan is the director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
  • Further Reading:

    Find more related IAS Questions in the linked article. 

    Related Links:

    Indian Space Research Organization

    List of Space Centres and Space Agencies

    Earth Observation Satellite- EOS-01

    NISAR Mission

    Gaganyaan Mission

    Defence Research and Development Organization

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