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Tamil Nadu identifies 961 hectares for country's second rocket launch port

At present, rockets are launched from Isro's spaceport at Sriharikotta. The Centre is setting up a second facility due to increase in the number of launches by Isro for domestic and global customers

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2 min read Last Updated : Sep 21 2020 | 7:23 PM IST

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Tamil Nadu government has identified over 961 hectares in Thoothukudi district for the country's proposed second rocket launch port.

At present, rockets are launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro's) spaceport at Sriharikotta, near Chennai. The government has decided to set up a second facility in the backdrop of an increase in the number of launches by Isro for domestic and international customers.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Union Minister of State in the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh gave out details about the

Topics : ISRO Tamil Nadu government Tamil Nadu rocket launch Isro rocket launch Thoothukudi

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