Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
The correct answer is Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh).
The satellite launching station of ISRO is located at Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh).
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Satellite launching station, Sriharikota (SHAR):
- It is a Satellite launching station of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- It was renamed the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the year 2002.
- It is the main launch centre of ISRO and has facilities for solid propellant casting, static testing of solid motors, launches vehicles integration, launch operations and range operation which comprises telemetry tracking and command network and mission control centre.
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Satish Dhawan was the former Chairman of the ISRO.
- The first satellite launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre was the Rohini 1A in 1979.
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Arumugam Rajarajan is the current chairman of Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
