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Q. Where is the satellite launching centre of India located?
Answer: Sriharikota
Notes: Sriharikota is a barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It houses India’s only satellite launch centre in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (also known as SHAR) and is used by the Indian Space Research Organisation to launch satellites using multi-stage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. Originally called Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR, an acronym ISRO have retained to the present day) and then Sriharikota Launching Range, the centre was renamed in 2002 after the death of ISRO’s former chairman Satish Dhawan.

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