India's sole orbital launch facility, responsible for missions to the Moon and Mars. The record PSLV-C37 launch in 2017 deployed 104 satellites in a single flight. Home to the Chandrayaan lunar programme.
A launch site's latitude determines which orbits are achievable and at what fuel cost. Sriharikota at 13.7199°N sets the following constraints:
From 13.7199°N, Sriharikota can reach 5 Starlink inclination shells: 28.5° (equatorial belt), 43°, 53°, 70°, 97.6° SSO (polar).
Trains launched to higher inclinations are visible from more of the world. A 97° SSO train from Sriharikota would be visible at virtually every latitude; a 53° train is visible from latitudes up to ±34° (primarily) — mostly tropical and subtropical regions. In the hours after launch — before satellites raise their orbits — a tight train of 20–60 bright dots crosses the sky roughly every 90 minutes. Use OrbitalNodes' Starlink tracker for exact train pass times.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at 13.7199°N, 80.2304°E in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is owned and operated by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The site has conducted approximately 110 orbital launches since its first in 1980.
Current vehicles operating from Satish Dhawan Space Centre include PSLV, GSLV, LVM3. Primary customers are ISRO, NewSpace India Limited, launching Earth observation, navigation, commercial satellites, Chandrayaan/Mangalyaan.
At 13.7199°N, Sriharikota's minimum achievable inclination is 13.7° (due-east launch). The ISS at 51.6° is reachable with a dogleg manoeuvre. The near-equatorial location gives an excellent GTO mass advantage. The site can reach orbits between roughly 14° and 98° inclination.
Yes — Satish Dhawan Space Centre hosts a moderate cadence of approximately 10 orbital launches per year. Check the operator's website for public viewing arrangements and launch windows.
Satellites regularly launched from Sriharikota include Earth observation, navigation, commercial satellites, Chandrayaan/Mangalyaan. The ISS was supplied or crew-launched from sites at similar latitudes. Use OrbitalNodes to track any visible satellite in real time.
Sriharikota at 13.7199°N was positioned to access the full range of low-Earth orbits including the ISS corridor. The site has been operational since 1980.
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