{"id":286000,"date":"2024-03-07T18:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=286000"},"modified":"2024-03-07T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:13:59","slug":"indias-second-spaceport-at-kulasekharapattanam-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-second-spaceport-at-kulasekharapattanam-tn\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekharapattanam (TN)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekharapattanam (TN)<\/b>\u00a0has been created based on the article\u00a0\u201cModi lays stone for India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekarapa<\/a><\/strong>\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0published in \u201cTimes of India\u201d<\/strong> on 29th February 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the country\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in in Tuticorin district.<\/p>\n

About India\u2019s second spaceport
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1. About:<\/strong> A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft,<\/span>\u00a0by analogy to a seaport for ships or an airport for aircraft.<\/p>\n

2. Location:<\/strong> India\u2019s second spaceport is being established in Kulasekarapattinam<\/span>, a coastal village in the\u00a0Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Kulasekharapatnam<\/span>\u00a0situated in the Thoothukudi district, is an ancient port town<\/span> dating back to the 1st century AD.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The new spaceport is\u00a0dedicated to Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLVs)\u00a0<\/span>developed by the private sector.<\/p>\n

4. Indian Space Research Organization launched a Rohini sounding rocket<\/span> from a mobile launch pad to mark the beginning of work at the site.<\/p>\n

Reasons why launching sites are <\/span>generally located<\/span> on the Eastern Coast:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. The eastern coast location offers several benefits for rocket launches:<\/p>\n

a. Fuel Savings<\/strong>: Launching rockets from the eastern coast harnesses Earth’s rotation, granting them initial velocity<\/span> and reducing fuel requirements for orbit.<\/span><\/p>\n

b. Equatorial Position<\/strong>: The spaceport\u2019s proximity to the Equator<\/span>\u00a0further enhances launch efficiency. Rockets launched closer to the Equator receive an additional boost from the Earth\u2019s rotational speed, making it easier to reach orbit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new spaceport advantages over the Sriharikota facility:<\/h2>\n

1. Eliminating Diversion Due to Sri Lanka\u2019s Airspace<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

a. Currently, rockets launched from the existing spaceport at Sriharikota <\/span>(Andhra Pradesh)\u00a0 must head east before turning south. This trajectory is necessary to avoid flying over the airspace of neighboring Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n

b. Rockets can now take a more direct path without encroaching on Sri Lanka’s airspace, enhancing launch efficiency.<\/p>\n

2. Proximity to Isro\u2019s Propulsion Complex<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

a. Isro\u2019s propulsion complex<\/span>\u00a0is located in\u00a0Mahendragiri,<\/span> which is much closer to Kulasekarapattinam (approximately\u00a088 km) than to Sriharikota (approximately\u00a0780 km).<\/p>\n

b. This proximity facilitates the transportation of rocket components, reducing both time and cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekharapattanam (TN)\u00a0has been created based on the article\u00a0\u201cModi lays stone for India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekarapa\u201d\u00a0published in \u201cTimes of India\u201d on 29th February 2024. Why in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the country\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in in Tuticorin district. About… Continue reading India\u2019s second spaceport at Kulasekharapattanam (TN)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-286000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}