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Satish Dhawan Space Centre

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Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) or Sriharikota Range (SHAR) is a rocket launch centre operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). [1]

37 relations: Andhra Pradesh, Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle, Azimuth, Barrier island, Chandrayaan-1, Cryogenic fuel, Encyclopedia Astronautica, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, Government of India, Indian human spaceflight programme, Indian Space Research Organisation, Indian Standard Time, ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network, Kolkata, Launch vehicle, M. Y. S. Prasad, Mars Orbiter Mission, National Highway 5 (India), Nellore, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, Propellant, Pulicat Lake, RLV-TD, Rohini (rocket family), Rohini (satellite), Satellite, Satellite Launch Vehicle, Satish Dhawan, Sounding rocket, Spaceport, Sriharikota, Sullurpeta, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Zee News.

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India.

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Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle or Advanced Satellite Launch Vehicle, also known as ASLV, was a five-stage solid-fuel rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to place 150 kg satellites into LEO.

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Azimuth

An azimuth (from the pl. form of the Arabic noun "السَّمْت" as-samt, meaning "the direction") is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system.

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Barrier island

Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast.

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Chandrayaan-1

Chandrayaan-1 (lit: Moon vehicle) was India's first lunar probe.

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Cryogenic fuel

Cryogenic fuels are fuels that require storage at extremely low temperatures in order to maintain them in a liquid state.

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Encyclopedia Astronautica

The Encyclopedia Astronautica is a reference web site on space travel.

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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle abbreviated as GSLV, is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-III), also referred to as the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.

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Indian human spaceflight programme

The Indian human Spaceflight programme is a proposal by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop and launch a two-person crew to low Earth orbit.There is no time-frame set for this, as manned space programme is not an approved programme by the Government of India.

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Indian Space Research Organisation

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore.

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Indian Standard Time

Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

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ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), over the years, has established a comprehensive global network of ground stations to provide Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) support to satellite and launch vehicle missions.

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Kolkata

Kolkata (also known as Calcutta, the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from Earth's surface through outer space, either to another surface point (suborbital), or into space (Earth orbit or beyond).

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M. Y. S. Prasad

M.Y.S. Prasad is an Indian scientist and the former director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota Range (SDSC-SHAR).

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Mars Orbiter Mission

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan ("Mars-craft", from मंगल mangala, "Mars" and यान yāna, "craft, vehicle"), is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014.

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National Highway 5 (India)

National Highway 5 commonly referred to as NH5, is a national highway in India running from West to East, connecting Firozpur in Punjab to the Sino-Indian border at Shipki La.

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Nellore

Nellore is a city and district headquarters of Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Propellant

A propellant or propellent is a chemical substance used in the production of energy or pressurized gas that is subsequently used to create movement of a fluid or to generate propulsion of a vehicle, projectile, or other object.

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Pulicat Lake

Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lake or lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake.

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RLV-TD

RLV-TD is the first unmanned flying testbed being developed for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstration Programme.

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Rohini (rocket family)

Rohini is a series of sounding rockets developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for meteorological and atmospheric study.

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Rohini (satellite)

Rohini is the name given to a series of satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

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Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.

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Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Satellite Launch Vehicle (Hindi: उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण यान), or SLV was a project started in the early 1970s by the Indian Space Research Organisation to develop the technology needed to launch satellites.

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Satish Dhawan

Satish Dhawan (25 September 1920 – 3 January 2002) was an Indian mathematician and aerospace engineer, widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.

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Sounding rocket

A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight.

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Spaceport

A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching (or receiving) spacecraft, by analogy to seaport for ships or airport for aircraft.

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Sriharikota

Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Sullurpeta

Sullurupeta is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station

The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) is an Indian spaceport operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

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Zee News

Zee News is an Indian news channel launched in 6 July 1999 and is the flagship property of Zee Media Corporation Limited, company and a subsidiary of Essel Group.The channel is owned by Subhash Chandra, an independent member of the Rajya Sabha.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre

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