Sriharikota

India / Andhra Pradesh / Sulurpeta /
Sriharikota is a barrier island off the coast of the coramondal shore of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh state boders in India. It houses India's only satellite launch centre in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (also known as SHAR) and is used by the Indian Space Research Organisation to launch satellites using multi-stage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Sriharikota separates the Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal, and is home to the town of Pulicat. It is in Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. The nearest city is Chennai and connected by express highway.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriharikota
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Coordinates:   13°37'40"N   80°14'20"E

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  • Please change the Title it's not Space Launch it's Rocket launch
  • Good luck, India, in the physical/material trip to the Chandra. Let's see if and information coming from ISRO matches the info of the yogis who have 'visited' the Moon from time to time in a far more sophisticated way.
  • Why is this place being labeled as an 'island'? And did anyone check the vastu before building the site. From the map, that water body to the south doesn't seem favorable for such an important enterprise?
  • Congratulations for the success launch of "Chandrayan-1".... It will put India on top with the Technically Developed Countries.
  • Congratulations to ISRO for Chandrayaaan-1. I hope we will have future missions like this in future for Moon and Mars. Hats Off to ISRO :)
  • everytime a rocket is launched , the fisherman are advised not to go for fishing, because three years back, a rocket launched towards moon, fell over the fishermen and 3 died, so fishermen be carefull
  • All the best to our indian scientists. This is the place where our India's advanced space programs takes place. Proud of it.....! dhak dhak go India go................!
  • Congrats ISRO for Mangalyan first step success !!! :) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan ! :)
  • Yes we are praoud on our country and also this events
  • We are very proud to be an indian because of there are so many events to develop our country
  • This is place from where india represents its identity in space research.
  • All the best Indian scientist ISRO . I love you Nikki I miss you
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