Sriharikota (also Sriharikote) is a barrier island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India. It separates the Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal, and is home to the town of Pulicat. It also houses India's only satellite launch center in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre used by the Indian Space Research Organization to launch satellites using multi-stage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధà±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à°‚ in Telugu) (Ä€ndhra PrÄdesh), is a state in south-eastern India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India. ... Pulicat Lake is a brackish-water lake on the Coromandel Coast of southeastern India. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Pulicat is a town in Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu state, India. ... The Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, in India, is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is Indias national space agency. ... PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... The GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was developed by India (Indian Space Research Organization) to launch satellites into geostationary orbit. ...
Nearest city is Chennai which is about 100km south of Sriharikota(formerly known as Madras)
Sriharikota: With the past 11 missions being consecutive successes, Sriharikota may soon emerge as the most favoured destination to launch satellites, after French Guiana.
This is the ideal launch frequency," said M. Annamalai, Director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
Sriharikota, popularly known as SHAR, had more facilities than French Guiana.
Sriharikota, is an island in the Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh State, lies along the east of Pulicat Lake and is reached by road from Madras.
SRIHARIKOTA, MAY 26: Once a small settlement of Yanadi tribals who eked out their livelihood by collecting, honey, beewax and gum for the Britishers, this spindle-shaped island on the Bay of Bengal has now become a major commercial spaceport in the world.
Sriharikota range, popularly known as `Shar' is situated on an island formed some two hundred years ago, off Sullurpeta, a small town in Andhra Pradesh.
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