Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
ISRO & Space CentresKeralaImportance 5/5medium
ISRO launch vehicle research and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
- Exam theme: Strategic.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 8.5300° N, 76.9100° E
- State/UT:
- Kerala
- Category:
- ISRO & Space Centres
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre as isro & space centres in Kerala — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- ISRO Propulsion Complex · Tamil Nadu
- National Remote Sensing Centre · Telangana
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR · Andhra Pradesh
- Space Applications Centre · Gujarat
- U R Rao Satellite Centre · Karnataka
- Department of Space and ISRO HQ · Karnataka
Official sources
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