New Delhi: India’s first PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 mission to explore the Sun was successfully launched from Sriharikota Space Center on Saturday. Earlier, India’s third Chandrayaan mission was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. Most of the rockets have been launched from here since 1971, after that the question arises why ISRO trusts Sriharikota so much. We are giving you the answer to this. Firstly the location of Sriharikota. In fact, its proximity to the equator makes it the perfect launch site for a geostationary satellite. Sriharikota is closer to the equator than other places in South India. Being located on the east coast gives it an additional velocity of 0.4 km/s. Most of the satellites are launched towards the east.
This place is not populated. ISRO people live here or local fishermen. That’s why this place is considered best for launching towards the east. Apart from this, the equipment to reach here is very heavy, they are brought here from every corner of the world. It is better to reach here by all means of land, air and water and the cost of the mission also comes down. Sriharikota was established in 1971. It has two launch pads from where the rocket launching operations of PSLV and GSLV are carried out. This island, situated off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, is also called India’s primary space port. It is situated on National Highway 5. It is 20 kms from the nearest railway station and 70 kms from Chennai International Port.
One of the reasons for launching rockets from here is that it is an island connected to Andhra Pradesh, which has sea on both sides. After this, after launching, the remains of a rocket fall directly into the sea. Apart from this, if there is any kind of danger to the mission, then loss of life can be avoided by turning towards that sea. The rocket launching station should be located at a place that can withstand the intense vibrations of the rocket. Sriharikota fulfills this criteria very well. Sriharikota is also suitable from the point of view of weather, because this place remains dry for ten months of the year. This is the reason why ISRO chooses this place for rocket launching.
