Sriharikota

E51631

barrier island geographical location

Sriharikota is a barrier island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, best known as the site of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the primary launch site for India's space missions.

Aliases (2)

Sriharikota Island ×2
Sriharikota Range ×1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	barrier island → geographical location →
administeredBy	Indian Space Research Organisation →
country	India →
hasClimate	tropical climate →
hasCoordinateRegion	southeastern India →
hasEnvironment	barrier island ecosystem → coastal ecosystem →
hasFacility	Satish Dhawan Space Centre →
hasLaunchSite	First Launch Pad → Second Launch Pad → Third Launch Pad →
hasPrimaryLanguage	Telugu →
hasRunway	ISRO airstrip →
hasSecondaryLanguage	Tamil →
hasStrategicImportance	national space program of India →
knownFor	India's primary space launch site → Satish Dhawan Space Centre →
locatedBetween	Bay of Bengal → Pulicat Lake →
locatedIn	Andhra Pradesh → Nellore district →
locatedNear	Sullurpeta →
locatedOnCoastOf	Bay of Bengal →
nearbyCity	Chennai → Tirupati →
operatedBy	Department of Space, Government of India →
partOf	Pulicat Lake region → Sriharikota Island →
separatedBy	Pulicat Lake →
separatedFrom	mainland of Andhra Pradesh →
timezone	Indian Standard Time →
transportAccess	road bridge from Sullurpeta →
usedFor	rocket launches → satellite launches → space launch operations →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chandrayaan-1 → Chandrayaan-2 → Chandrayaan-3 → Mars Orbiter Mission →	launchSite
Satish Dhawan Space Centre ("Sriharikota Range") →	formerName
Satish Dhawan Space Centre ("Sriharikota Island") →	locatedOn
Satish Dhawan Space Centre →	location
Sriharikota ("Sriharikota Island") →	partOf
Indian Space Research Organisation →	spaceportLocation