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Kulasekarapattinam Launch Complex
August 31 , 2025
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- The new rocket launch pad at Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi district, will handle 20 to 25 satellite launches each year.
- Currently, ISRO operates the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) satellites are launched from SDSC.
- India’s second launch complex is being constructed at Kulasekara Pattanam to increase launch capacity.
- The project was inaugurated by Prime Minister in February 2024.
- Construction of the rocket launch pad began on August 27, 2025, with a budget of ₹100 crore.
- Rockets will be launched from Kulasekarapattinam using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
- Sriharikota currently has two operational launch pads, with a third under construction at the SDSC at a cost of about ₹4 crore.
- Rockets weighing up to 500 kilograms will be launched from Kulasekarapattinam.
- Both ISRO and private companies will launch rockets from the new site.
- ISRO plans to begin rocket launches from Kulasekarapattinam by the fourth quarter of 2026.
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