Sriharikota

Also known as Sri Hari Kota, Srihari Kota

Sriharikota () 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 SSLV Launch Complex, Kulasekarapattinam). ISRO launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the PSLV and the GSLV from the island. Sriharikota was selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.

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Settlement.name: Sriharikota
Settlement.image_skyline: PSLV-C55, TeLEOS-2 - Panaromic view of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. Partial stack of first and second stage being transferred from PIF to MST-FLP.webp
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of the SDSC on the island
Settlement.nickname: SDSC
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2

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Sriharikota (en télougou : శ్రీహరికోట) est une île barrière située sur la côte orientale de l'Inde dans l’État de l'Andhra Pradesh, à 80 km au nord de la ville de Chennai. Elle sépare le lac Pulicat du golfe du Bengale. Elle abrite le centre spatial de Satish-Dhawan.

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