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It is the main satellite launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, 80 km (50 mi) north of Chennai. Originally called Sriharikota Range [1] (SHAR), an acronym that ISRO has retained to the present day.
LVM3 M4, Chandrayaan-3 – Launch vehicle lifting off from the second launch pad of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota Chandrayaan-3 was launched aboard an LVM3 -M4 rocket on 14 July 2023, at 09:05 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad in Sriharikota , Andhra Pradesh , India, entering an Earth parking orbit with a perigee of 170 km (106 mi ...
A Third Launch Pad was proposed in 2012 [42] [43] with estimated cost to be ₹ 500 crore (US$58 million). [44] This launch pad is intended to be used for future Indian rockets as well as the older ones like PSLV, GSLV and LVM3. [45] The launch pad will be used for the India's future human space missions. [46]
Vikram-S, India's first privately built rocket was launched on 18 November 2022 by Skyroot Aerospace from Sriharikota. [2] [3] The first mission of the rocket launch has been designated as 'Prarambh', meaning beginning. [4] As a tribute the rocket has been named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is considered as the father of India's space programme ...
It was launched on Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 14:19 IST / 08:49 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. [2] [3] This was a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite weighing 741 kg and 16 kg respectively. [1]
To mark the occasion ISRO launched a RH-200 Rohini Sounding Rocket from the launch complex at 13:40 (IST) on 28 February 2024. This was the first rocket launch from the spaceport. VSSC provided the rocket and the meteorological payload, while SDSC installed launch facilities including radars, launchers, and electronic systems. [31] [32]
The Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) is a three-stage partially reusable Heavy-lift launch vehicle, currently under development by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This vehicle is designed to replace currently operational systems like PSLV, GSLV and LVM3. The project was previously referred to as Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV ...
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 ...