because it is place to launch
It was launched because India wanted to compete with other Lunar exploration's orginisation.
Sriharikota Sriharikota
India's first lunar space craft was launched in November 2008 at Sriharikota.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) C11.
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The Rohini satellite was launched on May 31, 1980. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the Sriharikota Range in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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chandrayan -1,2
rohini-1
62 satellites so far and recently rishant 1 of pslv 19 has been launched on 26 April 2012
Sriharikota (Telugu: శ్రీహరికోట, also Sriharikota) is a barrier island off the coast of the southernstate of Andhra Pradesh in India.
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