Sriharikota
Sriharikota | |
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Aerial view of the SDSC on the island | |
| Nickname: | |
Sriharikota | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′04″N 80°12′00″E / 13.7178°N 80.2000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati district |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| • Other | Hindi Tamil English |
| PIN | 524124 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Sriharikota (Telugu: [ʃriːhɐɾikoːʈɐ]) is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the other being SSLV Launch Complex, Kulasekarapattinam).[2] ISRO launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the PSLV and the GSLV from the island.[3] Sriharikota was selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.[4]
Location
Sriharikota is partly located in Sullurpeta mandal and partly located in Tada mandal in Tirupati District in Andhra Pradesh.[5] The island separates Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal.[6] The nearest town and railway station is Sullurpeta which is 16 km west of Sriharikota and nearest cities are Tirupati and Chennai.[7] A 16 km elevated road connects Sriharikota to the mainland.[8]
Climate
The climate of Sriharikota is tropical wet and dry. It is classified as Aw; bordering on As according to the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. Sriharikota has hot summers and mild winters. Summers can reach up to 38 degrees Celsius, while winters can reach down to 20 degrees Celsius. Since Sriharikota is only 105 km north of Chennai, its climate is similar to that of Chennai.
| Climate data for Sriharikota | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36 (97) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38 (100) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26 (79) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31 (88) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30 (86) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26 (79) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28 (82) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.2 (75.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
11 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
58 (2.3) |
95 (3.7) |
137 (5.4) |
182 (7.2) |
197 (7.8) |
274 (10.8) |
325 (12.8) |
179 (7.0) |
1,503 (59.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1m[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Core Liquid stage for LVM3 flagged off to Sriharikota". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Centre approves establishment of Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota to boost space program". ddnews.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Cryogenic Upper Stage (C25) for LVM3 flagged off to Sriharikota". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Srīharikota Island | island, India | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Successful static test of KALAM 1200 solid motor at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "अंतरिक्ष में भारतीय सेना की नई ताकत, ISRO ने बाहुबली रॉकेट से लॉन्च किया नौसेना का सैटेलाइट... अब दुश्मनों की खैर नहीं". AajTak (in Hindi). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "खराब मौसम, तेज हवाएं... फिर भी LVM3 रॉकेट ने किया कमाल, सैटेलाइट को सही जगह पहुंचाया". AajTak (in Hindi). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "India space agency launches its heaviest satellite". France 24. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Climate: Sriharikota - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 31 October 2013.