Sriharikota

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Sriharikota (also Sriharikote) is a barrier island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India, around 80 km north of Chennai. It houses India's only satellite launch centre in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and is used by the Indian Space Research Organisation to launch satellites using multi-stage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. Sriharikota is also known as SHAR.

Sriharikota separates the Pulicat Lake from the Bay of Bengal, and is home to the town of Pulicat. It is in Nellore district. The nearest town is Sullurpet, which has the nearest railway station. It is however connected by expressways to Chennai.