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| Location | Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
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| Short name | KPSP or KSP | ||||
| Operator | ISRO | ||||
| Launch pad(s) | One | ||||
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| Status | Under Construction | ||||
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8°26′23″N 78°04′33″E / 8.4398°N 78.0759°E Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport is the second spaceport of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), located in Kulasekarapattinam, a coastal village in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2][3][4] The facility is being constructed over 2,350 acres. As of September 2023[update], more than 90% of land has been acquired and the groundbreaking was done on 28 February 2024.[5][6][7]
- ^ "তামিলনাড়ুতে দ্বিতীয় মহাকাশ বন্দর বানাচ্ছে ইসরো, জমি অধিগ্রহণ প্রায় শেষ" (in Bengali). www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "ISRO's Second Spaceport, for New SSLV Rocket, to Come up in Tamil Nadu". science.thewire.in. The Wire - Science. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ T.K. Rohit (17 March 2022). "Kulasekarapattinam to be on global scientific map". www.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Department of Space, Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022.
SSLV Launch Complex- The Indian Launch Vehicle Programme has attained a level of maturity today to launch 4.5 t class of satellites to GTO through GSLV MkIII. To meet the current market demands of small satellite launches, ISRO is developing a new generation launch vehicle called Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) capable of injecting small satellites (up to 500 kg) into 500 km circular Low Earth Orbit. Existing launch pads at SDSC SHAR Viz., First Launch Pad (FLP) and Second Launch Pad (SLP) are lined up for meeting launch demands of PSLV, GSLV & GSLV Mk-III launches, thus realisation of exclusive launch pad for SSLV is inevitable. Proposed SSLV Launch Site will meet the demands of launching SSLV launch vehicle at shorter interval.
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Wion Newswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Surendra Singh (2 December 2019). "India to get its second spaceport, land acquisition work begins in Tamil Nadu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Ramesh, M. (10 September 2023). "ISRO's New Rocket Facility Raises Concerns in Kulasekarapattinam". BusinessLine. Retrieved 21 March 2024.