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	SHAR covers a total area of about {{convert\|145\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}} with a coastal length of {{convert\|27\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Prior to its acquisition for ISRO by the [[Government of India]], it was a firewood plantation of Eucalyptus and Casuarina trees. This island is affected by both south-westerly and north-easterly monsoons, but heavy rains come only in October and November. Thus many clear days are available for out-door static tests and launchings.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html#SHAR%20-%20Sriharikota%20Launching%20Range] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906093012/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html \|date=6 September 2009 }} Sriharikota Launching Range-Source Bharatrakshak.com</ref>		SHAR covers a total area of about {{convert\|145\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}} with a coastal length of {{convert\|27\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Prior to its acquisition for ISRO by the [[Government of India]], it was a firewood plantation of Eucalyptus and Casuarina trees. This island is affected by both south-westerly and north-easterly monsoons, but heavy rains come only in October and November. Thus many clear days are available for out-door static tests and launchings.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html#SHAR%20-%20Sriharikota%20Launching%20Range] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906093012/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html \|date=6 September 2009 }} Sriharikota Launching Range-Source Bharatrakshak.com</ref>

	SHAR is linked to [[Sullurupeta]] by a road across [[Pulicat Lake]]. Sullurupeta has connectivity with other parts of India by [[Indian Railways]] and is on a [[National Highway 5 (India)]] that connects it to Chennai (about {{convert\|83\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} south) and [[Kolkata]].{{citation_needed\|date=August 2019}}		SHAR is linked to [[Sullurupeta]] by a road across [[Pulicat Lake]]. Sullurupeta has connectivity with other parts of India by [[Indian Railways]] and is on a [[National Highway 16 (India)]] that connects it to Chennai (about {{convert\|83\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} south) and [[Kolkata]].{{citation_needed\|date=August 2019}}

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{{short description|Spaceport in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox organisation
| name = Satish Dhawan Space Centre
| map = Satish Dhawan Space Centre.jpg
| map_caption = Map of SDSC
| map2 = Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India by Planet Labs.jpg
| map2_caption = Satellite imagery of SDSC two days before [[PSLV-C37]] launch.
| abbreviation = SDSC
| named_after = [[Satish Dhawan]]
| formation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1971|10|01}}
| location = [[Sriharikota]], [[Nellore]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|43|11.78|N|80|13|49.53|E|display=inline, title}}
| leader_title = Director
| leader_name = Arumugam Rajarajan
| parent_organisation = [[ISRO]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.shar.gov.in/ISRO}}
| formerly = Sriharikota Range (SHAR)
}}

'''Satish Dhawan Space Centre''' ('''SDSC''') or '''Sriharikota Range''' ('''SHAR''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission/fishing-hamlet-to-red-planet-download-e-book|title=From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet: India's Space Journey|editor1-last=Rao|editor1-first=P. V. Manoranjan|editor2=B. N. Suresh|editor3=V. P. Balagangadharan|publisher=Harper Collins|year=2015|isbn=9789351776901|location=India|pages=328|language=en|chapter=4.1 The Spaceport of ISRO - K. Narayana|quote=This centre was originally named SHAR (an acronym for Sriharikota Range – mistakenly referred to as Sriharikota High Altitude Range by some people) by Sarabhai. SHAR in Sanskrit also means arrow, symbolic of the nature of activity and that seems to be the significance of the acronym.}}</ref> is a rocket launch centre ([[spaceport]]) operated by [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO). It is located in [[Sriharikota]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Sriharikota Range was renamed in 2002 after ISRO's former chairman [[Satish Dhawan]].

== History ==
[[Sriharikota]] island was chosen in 1969 for a satellite launching station. The centre became operational in 1971 when an [[Rohini sounding rocket series|RH-125]] [[sounding rocket]] was launched.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/r/rh125.html |title=RH-125 |publisher=[[Encyclopedia Astronautica]]}}</ref> The first attempted launch of an orbital [[satellite]], [[Rohini (satellite)|Rohini 1A]] aboard a [[Satellite Launch Vehicle]], took place on 10 August 1979, but due to a failure in thrust vectoring of the rocket's second stage, the satellite's orbit decayed on 19 August 1979.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/s/slv.html |title=SLV |publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica}}</ref> SHAR was named as 'Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR' (SDSC), on 5 September 2002, in memory of Satish Dhawan, former Chairman of the ISRO.

The SHAR facility now consists of two launch pads, with the second built in 2005. The second launch pad was used for launches beginning in 2005 and is a universal launch pad, accommodating all of the [[launch vehicle]]s used by [[ISRO]]. The two launch pads will allow multiple launches in a single year, which was not possible earlier. India's lunar orbiter [[Chandrayaan-1]] launched from the centre at 6:22 AM [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 22 October 2008. India's first Mars orbiter [[Mangalyaan]] was launched from the centre on 5 November 2013, which was successfully placed into Mars orbit on 24 September 2014.

Initially under [[Indian Human Spaceflight Programme]] existing launch facilities will be augmented to meet the target of launching a crewed spacecraft called ''[[Gaganyaan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/nov/15/indias-human-space-programme-gets-a-fillip-1898396.html|title=India's human space programme gets a fillip|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>

SDSC's current director is Arumugam Rajarajan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shar.gov.in/sdscshar/index.jsp|title=SDSC-SHAR Website|website=www.shar.gov.in|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/arumugam-rajarajan-assumes-charge-sdsc-director-1202687|title=షార్‌ డైరెక్టర్‌గా రాజరాజన్‌ బాధ్యతల స్వీకరణ|date=2019-06-30|website=Sakshi|language=te|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> He took over from S. Pandian in July 2019.

==Location==
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) is located in [[Sriharikota]], a spindle-shaped [[barrier island]] on the east coast of Andhra Pradesh. Features like a good launch [[azimuth]] corridor for various missions, nearness to the equator (benefiting eastward launches), and large uninhabited area for a safety zone make it an ideal spaceport.{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

SHAR covers a total area of about {{convert|145|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} with a coastal length of {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Prior to its acquisition for ISRO by the [[Government of India]], it was a firewood plantation of Eucalyptus and Casuarina trees. This island is affected by both south-westerly and north-easterly monsoons, but heavy rains come only in October and November. Thus many clear days are available for out-door static tests and launchings.<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html#SHAR%20-%20Sriharikota%20Launching%20Range] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906093012/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html |date=6 September 2009 }} Sriharikota Launching Range-Source Bharatrakshak.com</ref>

SHAR is linked to [[Sullurupeta]] by a road across [[Pulicat Lake]]. Sullurupeta has connectivity with other parts of India by [[Indian Railways]] and is on a [[National Highway 5 (India)]] that connects it to Chennai (about {{convert|83|km|mi|abbr=on}} south) and [[Kolkata]].{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

==Launch history==
{{Main|List of Satish Dhawan Space Centre launches}}

Originally known as the Sriharikota Range (SHAR)<ref name=":0" /> and later named after [[Satish Dhawan]]. It is India's primary orbital launch site to this day. First flight-test of 'Rohini-125', a small sounding rocket which took place on 9 October 1971 was the first rocket launch from SHAR.<ref>{{cite news |title=SDSC: Planet Vision |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091019-sdsc-planet-vision-741071-2009-10-15 |access-date=5 April 2020 |date=15 October 2009}}</ref> Since then technical, logistic and administrative infrastructure have been enhanced. Together with the northerly Balasore Rocket Launching Station, the facilities are operated under the ISRO Range Complex (IREX) headquartered at SHAR.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asia.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=17981 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707103329/http://asia.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=17981 |archive-date=7 July 2012 }} Unveiling of the Bust of Satish Dhawan at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota & Presentation of Astronautical Society of India Awards by Prime Minister-Press Release, Date Released: Wednesday, 21 September 2005, Source: Indian Space Research Organisation</ref>

===Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)===
The range became operational when three [[Rohini sounding rocket series|Rohini]] 125 sounding rockets were launched on 9 and 10 October 1971. Previously, India used [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]] (TERLS), at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], on the south-western coast of India, to launch sounding rockets. The first test launch of the complete SLV-3 rocket occurred in August 1979 but it was only partially successful following a malfunction in the second-stage guidance system. SHAR facilities worked satisfactorily during the SLV-3 preparation and launch. On 18 July 1980 the SLV-3 successfully launched India's third satellite. Out of the four SLV launches from SHAR, two were successful.{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

===Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)===
The [[ASLV]] orbital launcher was integrated vertically, beginning with motor and subassembly preparations in the Vehicle Integration Building (VIB) and completed on the pad within the 40 m tall Mobile Service Structure. The first ASLV launch from SHAR took place in 1987 and resulted in a failure. Eventually, out the four ASLV launches from 1987–94, only one was successful. {{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

===Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)===
The [[PSLV]] launch complex was commissioned during 1990. It has a 3,000 tonne, 76.5 m high Mobile Service Tower (MST) which provides the SP-3 payload clean room. The solid propellant motors for the PSLV are processed by SHAR, which also carries out launch operations. The first launch of the PSLV took place on 20 September 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=India (Launchers)|url=http://claudelafleur.qc.ca/Indians-launchers.html|website=Spacecraft Encyclopedia|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The SDSC has two operational orbital launch pads. SHAR is ISRO's satellite launching base and additionally provides launch facilities for the full range of [[Rohini sounding rocket series|Rohini sounding rockets]]. The Vehicle Assembly, Static Test and Evaluation Complex (VAST, previously STEX) and the Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) are located at SHAR for casting and testing solid motors. The site also has a Telemetry, Tracking, Range Instrumentation, & Control centre for Range Operation (RO), Liquid Propellant Storage and Servicing Facilities (LSSF), the Management Service Group and Sriharikota Common Facilities. The [[PSLV]] launch complex was commissioned in 1990. It has a 3,000 tonne, 76.5 m high Mobile Service Tower (MST) which provides the SP-3 payload clean room.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Space-Systems-and-Industry/Satish-Dhawan-Space-Centre-SDSC-Sriharikota-Range-SHAR-India.html] Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range (SHAR) (India), Civil space organisations – Launch facilities, Source – Jane's Information Group</ref>

The Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) processes large size propellant grains for the satellite launch vehicles. The Vehicle Assembly & Launching Facility (VALF), Solid Motor Preparation & Environmental Testing Facility (SMP&ETF) tests and qualifies different types of solid motor for launch vehicles. The control centre at SHAR houses computers and data processing, closed circuit television, real-time tracking systems and meteorological observation equipment. It is linked to eight radars located at Sriharikota and the five stations of ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking & Command Network ([[Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network|ISTRAC]]).{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

The propellant production plant produces composite solid propellant for rocket motors of ISRO using ammonium perchlorate (oxidiser), fine aluminium powder (fuel) and hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (binder). The solid motors processed here include those for the first-stage booster motor of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) — a five segmented motor of {{cvt|2.8|m}} diameter and {{cvt|22|m}} length, weighing {{convert|160|t}} with a thrust level of {{convert|450|t}}.

Rocket motors and their subsystems have to be rigorously tested and evaluated on ground before they are declared flight worthy. The facilities at SDSC are used for testing solid rocket motors, both at ambient conditions and simulated high altitude conditions. Besides these, there are facilities for conducting vibration, shock, constant acceleration and thermal/humidity tests.

SDSC has infrastructure for launching satellites into low Earth orbit, polar orbit and geo-stationary transfer orbit. The launch complexes provide support for vehicle assembly, fueling, checkout and launch operations. The Centre also has facilities for launching sounding rockets for atmospheric studies. The mobile service tower, launch pad, preparation facilities for different launch stages & spacecraft, storage, transfer and servicing facilities for liquid propellants, etc., are the principal parts of the PSLV/GSLV launch complex.

For supporting the [[GSLV Mark III]], additional facilities were set up at SDSC. A new plant (SPP) is set up to process heavier class boosters with 200 tonnes of Solid propellant. The static test complex is being augmented for qualifying the S-200 booster. Other new facilities include a Solid Stage Assembly Building, Satellite Preparation and Filling Facility and Hardware Storage buildings. The existing [[liquid propellant]] and [[cryogenic propellant]] storage and filling systems, Propellant Servicing Facilities will also be augmented. The range instrumentation system will be enhanced further.{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}}

SDSC also has a [[S band]] [[Doppler weather radar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/pages/radar_main.php?adta=shr|title=IMD - Radar Images and Products|website=www.imd.gov.in|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> that contributes to [[India Meteorological Department]] radar network and serves as a stand-in for Doppler weather radar in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/oct/30/imd-expanding-radar-network-for-improved-forecasts-1686624.html|title=IMD expanding radar network for improved forecasts|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>

ISRO opened a viewing gallery at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in March 2019. The gallery faces the two launchpads and can accommodate 5,000 people giving the general public the opportunity to witness rocket launches. The launch of [[PSLV-C45]] on 1 April 2019 was the first launch that allowed spectators into the gallery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Isro finally opens door for people to watch rocket launches - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-finally-opens-door-for-people-to-watch-rocket-launches/articleshow/68644933.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>

== Launch pads ==

{{Infobox launch pad
|name = Satish Dhawan Space Centre
|image= PSLV C45 EMISAT campaign 23.jpg
|caption = [[PSLV-C45]] liftoff at Second Launch Pad
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{{Infobox launch pad/pad
| designation = SLV3/ASLV Launch Pad
| status = Inactive
| launches = 8
| first_launch = 10 August 1979
| first_details= [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV]] / [[Rohini RS-1]]
| last_launch = 05 May 1994
| last_details = [[Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle|ASLV]] / [[Stretched Rohini Satellite Series#SROSS C2|SROSS-C2]]
| rockets = [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV]] (retired) <br/>[[Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle|ASLV]] (retired)
}}
{{Infobox launch pad/pad
| designation = First Launch Pad
| status = Active
| launches = 42
| first_launch = 20 September 1993
| first_details= [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-G]] / [[IRS-1E]]
| last_launch = 28 February 2021
| last_details = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-DL]] / [[PSLV-C51]]
| rockets = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]]<br/>[[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]]
}}
{{Infobox launch pad/pad
| designation = Second Launch Pad
| status = Active
| launches = 29
| first_launch = 05 May 2005
| first_details= [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-G]] / [[Cartosat-1]], [[HAMSAT]]
| last_launch = 12 August 2021
| last_details = [[GSLV Mk II]] / [[GISAT|GISAT-1]]
| rockets = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]]<br/>[[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]]<br/>[[GSLV Mark III]]
}}
}}

[[File:Prime Minister Moi at the Launch Pad and GSLV Vehicle Assembly in Sriharikota.jpg|thumb|200px|PM Modi visits Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad in June 2014; Launch Vehicle seen in the backdrop.]]

=== SLV3 Launch Pad ===
The '''SLV3 Launch Pad''' began operation in 1979 and was decommissioned in 1994. It was used by two [[launch vehicle]]s of the [[ISRO]]: the [[Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (SLV) and the [[Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (ASLV).<ref name="SS">{{cite web | url=http://www.astronautix.com/sites/sritaslv.htm | title=Sriharikota SLV | publisher=[[Encyclopedia Astronautica]] | access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Initially it was built for launching SLV-3s but was later also used as an ASLV launch complex.<ref name="HarveySmid2011">{{cite book|author1=Brian Harvey|author2=Henk H. F. Smid|author3=Théo Pirard|title=Emerging Space Powers: The New Space Programs of Asia, the Middle East and South-America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XD1ZaYbiWwMC&pg=PA247|date=30 January 2011|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4419-0874-2|pages=247–}}</ref> The first launch from this pad occurred on 10 August 1979, and was that of the first experimental flight of [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV-3]] carrying the [[Rohini (satellite)#Rohini Technology Payload|Rohini Technology Payload]] satellite. The last flight was of [[Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle|ASLV]] on 4 May 1994 carrying [[Stretched Rohini Satellite Series#SROSS C2|SROSS-C2]].<ref name="SS" />

=== First Launch Pad ===
The First Launch Pad<ref name="ISRO-LF">{{Cite web|url=http://www.isro.org/GroundFacilities/launchfacility.aspx|title=Launch Facility|publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417071046/http://www.isro.org/GroundFacilities/launchfacility.aspx|archive-date=17 April 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> began operation in 1993. It is currently used by two [[launch vehicle]]s of the [[ISRO]]: the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (PSLV) and the [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (GSLV). It is one of two operational orbital launch pads at the site, the other being the [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad|Second Launch Pad]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1481646.ece | title=ISRO planning big missions this year | work=New Indian Express | date=2013-02-28 | agency=The New Indian Express | access-date=6 March 2013 | location=Kerala, India}}</ref> which opened in 2005. The first launch from this pad occurred on 20 September 1993, and was the maiden flight of the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] carrying the [[IRS-1E]] satellite.

The First Launch Pad is undergoing major expansion with PIF (PSLV Integration Facilities) project worth {{INRConvert|475|c|lk=on}} . Once complete, the first launch pad is expected to cater to around 15 launches per year.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prajasakti.com/Article/Nellor/2004423 |title=PIF Project |publisher=Prajasakti}}</ref>

=== Second Launch Pad ===
The Second Launch Pad was designed, supplied, erected and commissioned by [[MECON Limited]], a Government of Indian Enterprise, located at Ranchi (Jharkhand, India) during the period March 1999 to December 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meconlimited.co.in/FlashNews/Chandrayaan.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=2013-09-03|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220171630/http://www.meconlimited.co.in/FlashNews/Chandrayaan.pdf|archive-date=20 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It cost about {{INRconvert|400|c|year=2005|lk=on}} at that time.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081023/jsp/jharkhand/story_10006297.jsp</ref> The second launch pad with associated facilities was built in 2005. However it became operational on 5 May 2005 with the launching of [[PSLV-C6]]. MECON's sub-contractors for this project including Inox India, HEC, Tata Growth, Goderej Boyce, Simplex, Nagarjuna Construction, Steelage, etc. The other Launch Pad being the [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad|First Launch Pad]]. It is used by [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]]s, [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]]s, [[GSLV Mark III]] and is intended for [[Gaganyaan|India's first manned space mission]].<ref name="ISRO-LF"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=SDSC SHAR/Sr.HPS/PT/RO/11/2019-20|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sdsc-shar-srhps-gt-ro-11-2019-2020|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref>

The first launch from the pad occurred on 5 May 2005, and was of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the [[CARTOSAT-1]] and [[HAMSAT]] satellites.<ref name=ea20100412>{{Cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/sites/sritaslp.htm|title=Sriharikota SLP|last=Wade|first=Mark|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|access-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> India's 1st Moon Mission, Chandrayan-I was launched from this launch pad on 22 October 2008. Its follow-up mission [[Chandrayaan-2]] was also launched from this launch pad on 22 July 2019.

In November 2019, ISRO released tenders for augmentation of SLP for [[Gaganyaan]] project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RFP TO REALISE HYDRANT SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED FACILITIES AT SLP COMPLEX (ASLP) SDSC, SHAR SRIHARIKOTA|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12242.pdf|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Work Contract to carry out Video and Still Photography documentation coverage and VIDEO Editing Works of Technical Photography Facility |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12323.pdf|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIAL, FABRICATION, ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR GAGANYAAN MISSION AT UMBILICAL TOWER OF SECOND LAUNCH PAD (SLP) |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12444.pdf|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=REALISATION OF NEW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CREW ACCESS ARM (CAA) and AUGMENTATION/MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SCVRP-3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR SERVICING GAGANYAAN MISSION AT UMBILICAL TOWER (UT) OF SECOND LAUNCH PAD (SLP)|url=https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12508.pdf|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 22, 2019|publisher=[[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref>

=== Third Launch Pad ===
A Third Launch Pad has been proposed in 2012<ref>{{cite news|author=Chandrashekar, Nandini|date=2 June 2012|title=3rd launch pad to be built|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|location=Bangalore|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/63143/3rd-launch-pad-built.html|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> with estimated cost to be {{INRConvert|5|b}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=High-tech third launch pad in Sriharikota soon |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/468464/high-tech-third-launch-pad.html |access-date=23 July 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=29 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

This launch pad is intended to be used for future Indian rockets like the [[Unified Launch Vehicle]] and [[GSLV Mark III]] as well as the older ones like [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] and [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/india/32494121_1_sriharikota-gslv-mk-iii-heavier-satellites | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130619212840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/india/32494121_1_sriharikota-gslv-mk-iii-heavier-satellites | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 June 2013 | title=Isro to build third launchpad at Sriharikota | date=1 July 2012 | agency=[[Times of India]] | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> The launch pad will be used for the [[Indian human spaceflight programme|India's future human space missions]].<ref name="India today">{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ISRO+to+begin+process+for+Human+Space+Flight+Mission/1/81067.html | title=ISRO to begin process for Human Space Flight Mission | work=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] | date=26 January 2010 | agency=[[India Today]] | access-date=8 June 2013 | location=Hyderabad}}</ref> One of the main reasons of building this launch pad is that it will increase the frequency of orbital launches by ISRO.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/strategic-geopolitical-issues/19518-isro-build-third-launch-pad-spaceport.html | title=ISRO To Build A Third Launch Pad at Spaceport | work=Indiadefence.com | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, it was reported that the launch of India's first [[List of crewed spacecraft|crewed orbital spacecraft]] "[[Gaganyaan]]" is scheduled to be launch from the third launch pad before 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/isro-setting-up-launch-pad-for-gaganyaan-mission/article25010147.ece|title=ISRO setting up launch pad for Gaganyaan mission|last=Peri|first=Dinakar|date=2018-09-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-09-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> However in November 2019, ISRO released tenders for augmentation of Second Launch Pad for Gaganyaan project.<ref>{{Cite web|title = SDSC SHAR/Sr.HPS/PT/RO/11/2019-20|url = https://www.isro.gov.in/sdsc-shar-srhps-gt-ro-11-2019-2020|date = November 7, 2019|access-date = November 22, 2019|publisher = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website = www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = RFP TO REALISE HYDRANT SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED FACILITIES AT SLP COMPLEX (ASLP) SDSC, SHAR SRIHARIKOTA|url = https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12242.pdf|date = November 7, 2019|access-date = November 22, 2019|publisher = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website = www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Work Contract to carry out Video & Still Photography documentation coverage and VIDEO Editing Works of Technical Photography Facility|url = https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12323.pdf|date = November 7, 2019|access-date = November 22, 2019|publisher = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website = www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIAL, FABRICATION, ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR GAGANYAAN MISSION AT UMBILICAL TOWER OF SECOND LAUNCH PAD (SLP)|url = https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12444.pdf|date = November 7, 2019|access-date = November 22, 2019|publisher = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website = www.isro.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = REALISATION OF NEW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR CREW ACCESS ARM (CAA) & AUGMENTATION/MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SCVRP-3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR SERVICING GAGANYAAN MISSION AT UMBILICAL TOWER (UT) OF SECOND LAUNCH PAD (SLP)|url = https://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/tenders/pt_ro_11_12508.pdf|date = November 7, 2019|access-date = November 22, 2019|publisher = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]|website = www.isro.gov.in}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{annotated link|Baikonur Cosmodrome}}
* {{annotated link|Kennedy Space Center}}
* {{annotated link|RLV-TD}}

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.shar.gov.in/ Satish Dhawan Space Centre Official Website]
*[http://www.isro.org/Chandrayaan/htmls/home.htm Chandrayaan-1]
*[http://www.astronautix.com/sites/sriikota.htm Sriharikota on Encyclopedia Astronautica]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030063119/http://www.sharicons.com/shar.html About Shar centre]
*[http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/india/facility/shar.htm Federation of American Scientists: Satish Dhawan Space Centre]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050820031940/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/SPACE/space-centers.html SHAR centre layout]
*[http://www.expressions-kt.in/2016/04/spaceport-of-india-isros-launch.html Spaceport of India - SHAR center of ISRO]

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