GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Thumba
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Trombay
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Pune
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Sriharikota
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) houses India’s satellite launching station. The satellite launching station is called the Sriharikota Range (SHAR) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC). The satellite station got its name as Sriharikota Range in 2002 on the name of ISRO’s former chairman Satish Dhawan.
Detailed explanation-2: -SLV-3 was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from Sriharikota Range (SHAR), when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit, thereby making India the sixth member of an exclusive club of space-faring nations .
Detailed explanation-3: -Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, the Spaceport of India, is responsible for providing Launch Base Infrastructure for the Indian Space Programme.