Sriharikota barrier island

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Sriharikota barrier island is a narrow island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, that serves as the primary launch site for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s satellite and rocket missions.

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Sriharikota barrier island canonical 4
Abdul Kalam Island 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island
approxLength about 27 km
approxWidth about 5 km
climate tropical
connectedBy road bridge
country India
ecoregion coastal wetland
formerlyKnownFor Sriharikota Range (SHAR)
linked to: Sriharikota
governingBody Department of Space, Government of India
Indian Space Research Organisation
hasCoordinateLatitude 13.72 N
hasCoordinateLongitude 80.23 E
hasFacility Satish Dhawan Space Centre
hasInfrastructure liquid propellant storage facilities
mission control facilities
solid propellant production facilities
vehicle assembly buildings
hasLaunchPad First Launch Pad
Second Launch Pad
hasNameOrigin Sriharikota
hasNearbyStateBorder Tamil Nadu
hasSpaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre
hasVegetation mangroves and scrub forest
launchAzimuthRange favorable for equatorial and polar orbits
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
Nellore district
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
near Pulicat Lake
linked to: Pulicat
nearbyCity Sullurpeta
offCoastOf Andhra Pradesh
Bay of Bengal
partOf east coast of India
primaryLaunchSiteFor ISRO rocket launches
ISRO satellite launches
Indian Space Research Organisation
separates Bay of Bengal
Pulicat Lake
linked to: Pulicat
stateJurisdiction Andhra Pradesh
timezone Indian Standard Time
usedBy Government of India
Indian Space Research Organisation
usedFor GSLV launches
LVM3 launches
PSLV launches
orbital launch operations
rocket launches
satellite launches
UTCOffset +05:30

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Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre locatedOn Sriharikota barrier island
Sullurpeta hasNearbyAttraction Sriharikota barrier island
Agni-IV testLocation Abdul Kalam Island
linked to: Sriharikota barrier island
Second Launch Pad sitedOn Sriharikota barrier island
PLSF locatedOn Sriharikota barrier island