Know about Sriharikota- where Chandrayaan is launched

Sriharikota (Telugu: శ్రీహరికోట also Sriharikote) is a barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

Other Name: Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Type: Orbital Launch Site. Operator: India. Country: India. Latitude: 13.73740 deg. Longitude: 80.23510 deg. Minimum Inclination: 44.0 degrees. Maximum Inclination: 47.0 degrees.

India's primary space launch center, located on the east coast of the peninsula with a firing sector over the Bay of Bengal. In use from 1971 to present.

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  The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, is located at 80 km north of Chennai on the east coast of India. The facilities at SDSC include:
  Mobile Service Tower, Umbilical Tower and Launch Pedestal
  Solid Motor Preparation Facility
  Subsystem Preparation Facility
  Hardware Storage Facility
  Liquid/Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer Facility
  Stage Preparation Facility for Cryogenic Stage
  Automatic Checkout and Control for Propellant Filling
  Safety and Fire Fighting Systems
  Satellite Preparation Facility
  Launch Control Centre and Mission Control Centre
  Precision C-band Radars and S-band Radar for tracking
  Telecommand System
  Intercommunication, CCTV system, Data Links, Range Timing System, Real Time Systems and Specialist Display System, Meteorology and Technical Photography
  TM data receiving stations
  A modern Second Launch Pad (SLP) was awaiting commissioned in 2005. SLP was to help to increase the frequency of launches from SDSC. The new facility was designed to reduce the occupancy time for the integration and launch.
  Sriharikota was known to have been used for at least 358 launches from 1971 to 2008.
  
  

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 or 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 Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.







The nearest town is Sullurpeta, which has the nearest railway station. It is however connected by expressways to Chennai.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriharikota
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