Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram

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Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram is a coastal suburb of Kerala’s capital city that is historically significant as a major hub of India’s space research and rocket launch activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal area
neighbourhood
suburb
administrativeBody Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation
associatedWith Indian Space Research Organisation
belongsTo Malabar Coast
climate tropical monsoon climate
coastlineFeature Arabian Sea beach
coastType sandy beach
country India
district Thiruvananthapuram district
economicActivity government and research employment
services sector
hasActivity fishing
space research support services
historicalRole early launch site for ISRO’s sounding rockets
hostedBy Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
knownFor India’s early space research activities
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
sounding rocket launches
language English
Malayalam
latitudeCharacteristic near the magnetic equator
locatedIn Thiruvananthapuram
locatedOn Arabian Sea coast
nearbyCity Kochuveli
nearbyFacility VSSC campus
nearbyInfrastructure Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
nearbyLandmark St Mary Magdalene Church, Thumba
notableFor conversion of a church into a space research facility in early ISRO history
partOf urban agglomeration of Thiruvananthapuram
postalCountrySubdivision India
region southern Kerala
religionPresence Christianity
Hinduism
significance historically important for Indian space programme
state Kerala
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport connected by road to Thiruvananthapuram city
utcOffset +05:30

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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre headquarters Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram