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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Chennai
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Thumba
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Sriharikota
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Chennai
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is an Indian spaceport established on 21 November 1963. Operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it is located in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, which is near the southern tip of mainland India, very close to earth’s magnetic equator.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram has been pioneering the sounding rocket launch for scientific studies. Large numbers of sounding rockets have been developed and launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).
Detailed explanation-3: -RH-75 (ROHINI-75) was the first rocket to be developed by ISRO and is thus a truly Indian rocket. It was launched from TERLS at Thumba in Kerala on November 20, 1967. Thumba is close to the magnetic equator and ideal for this programme. RH-75 had a diameter of 75 mm and hence the name.