Sriharikota

Sriharikota
Aerial view of the SDSC on the island
Aerial view of the SDSC on the island
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Sriharikota is located in Andhra Pradesh
Sriharikota
Sriharikota
Coordinates: 13°43′04″N 80°12′00″E / 13.7178°N 80.2000°E / 13.7178; 80.2000
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNellore district
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
PIN
524124
Vehicle registrationAP
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Sriharikota (Telugu: [ʃriːhɐɾikoːʈɐ]) is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thiruvananthapuram). Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota. Sriharikota was selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.[1]

  1. ^ "Srīharikota Island | island, India | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.