Srīharikota Island
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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- 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
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- Aerial view of the SDSC on the island
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- India
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Article · Svenska
Srīharikota Island är en ö i Indien. Den ligger i delstaten Andhra Pradesh, i den södra delen av landet, 1 700 km söder om huvudstaden New Delhi. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 25 °C. Den varmaste månaden är mars, då medeltemperaturen är 28 °C, och den kallaste är augusti, med 21 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 130 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt 312 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 6 mm nederbörd.
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