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| leader_name = Arumugam Rajarajan | | leader_name = Arumugam Rajarajan | ||
| parent_organisation = [[ISRO]] | | parent_organisation = [[ISRO]] | ||
| website = {{URL|http://www.shar.gov.in/ | | website = {{URL|http://www.shar.gov.in/}} | ||
| formerly = Sriharikota Range (SHAR) | | formerly = Sriharikota Range (SHAR) | ||
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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 | 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}} | ||
==Launch history== | ==Launch history== | ||