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'Satish Dhawan Space Centre' is located in
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- Vishakhapatnam
- Goa
- Sriharikota
- Chennai
Correct Option: C
The Satish Dhawan space Research Organisation(ISRO), located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, 80 km north of Chennai. It was originally called 'Sriharikota High Altitude Range' (SHAR) and then 'Sriharikota launching Range', the centre was renamed in 2002 after the death of ISRO's former chairman Satish Dhawan.
Sriharikota is a spindle-shaped island and was chosen in 1969 for a satellite launching station.