Country India District Nellore District PIN 524124 | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration AP | |
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Wonderful sriharikota
Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centers in India with the other being the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram. Indian Space Research Organisation launch satellites using multistage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota.
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Map of Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh 524124
Location
Sriharikota is located in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh and separates Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal The nearest town and railway station is Sullurpeta. It is 80 km from the city of Chennai.
Climate
The climate of Sriharikota is tropical wet and dry (Aw; bordering on As) in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system.