Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:satellite
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:established |
1962
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Vikram_Sarabhai
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
|
| gptkbp:latitude |
8.5241° N
|
| gptkbp:launchDate |
21 November 1963
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Thumba,_Kerala,_India
|
| gptkbp:longitude |
76.8645° E
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Thumba_village
|
| gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:Rohini
gptkb:Nike-Apache first sounding rocket launch in India |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Department_of_Space,_Government_of_India
gptkb:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Vikram_Sarabhai_Space_Centre
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
sounding rocket launches
|
| gptkbp:significance |
close to magnetic equator
|
| gptkbp:status |
active
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
atmospheric research
ionospheric studies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:VSSC
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|