Satish Dhawan Space Centre

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Indian Space Research Organisation facility rocket launch site spaceport

Satish Dhawan Space Centre is India’s primary spaceport and rocket launch facility, located on Sriharikota island and used for launching the country’s satellite and space missions.

Aliases (1)

ISRO airstrip ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian Space Research Organisation facility → rocket launch site → spaceport →
abbreviation	SHAR →
coast	Bay of Bengal coast →
continent	Asia →
country	India →
distanceFromChennai	about 80 kilometres north →
formerName	Sriharikota Range →
hasFacility	Launch Control Centre → Mission Control Centre → Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant → Static Test and Evaluation Complex → Vehicle Assembly Building →
hasLaunchComplex	GSLV launch complex → PSLV launch complex →
hasLaunchPad	First Launch Pad → Second Launch Pad →
hasMissionType	communications satellite launches → interplanetary mission launches → navigation satellite launches → remote sensing satellite launches →
hasRunway	no →
isPrimarySpaceportOf	India →
launchDirection	over the Bay of Bengal →
launchEnvironment	coastal →
launches	GSLV Mk III → Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle → LVM3 → Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle →
locatedOn	Sriharikota Island →
location	Sriharikota →
namedAfter	Satish Dhawan →
nearestCity	Sullurpeta →
operator	Indian Space Research Organisation →
partOf	Indian national space program →
primaryFunction	launch of satellites → launch of space missions →
region	South India →
safetyFeature	downrange over ocean →
shortName	SDSC →
state	Andhra Pradesh →
status	operational →
usedBy	Government of India → Indian Space Research Organisation →
usedFor	orbital launches → sounding rocket launches → suborbital launches →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chandrayaan-1 → Chandrayaan-2 → Chandrayaan-3 → GSLV Mk III → Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle → Mars Orbiter Mission → NEOSSat → Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle →	launchSite
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle →	firstFlightLaunchSite
Sriharikota →	hasFacility
Sriharikota ("ISRO airstrip") →	hasRunway
Sriharikota →	knownFor
Indian Space Research Organisation →	operatesSpaceport