Recent Activity
Foundation stone laid February 2024; land acquisition complete; construction underway with first launch targeted late 2027 per ISRO statements.
Investor Brief
Removes the southern-azimuth dogleg penalty that costs SSLV ~12% of payload from Sriharikota. Positions India to compete in the small-launch SSO market against Rocket Lab and Firefly. Cabinet-approved 2024 with foundation stone laid by PM Modi February 2024.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇮🇳India
Region
Asia
Established
2,025
Launches / Year
0
Years Active
1
Strategic Position
8.5000° N, 78.0000° E
Azimuth: 140°–220° (LEO, SSO, polar without dogleg loss)
8.5°N — India's lowest-latitude pad, comparable to Sriharikota with a critical southward-launch advantage: direct SSO trajectories over the Indian Ocean with no Sri Lanka overflight (unlike Sriharikota which requires dogleg)
Future Milestones
- 2027
First SSLV launch from Kulasekarapattinam pad
- 2028
Commercial private-launcher (Agnibaan, Vikram-I) cadence ramp
- 2030
Target 24+ small-launches per year supporting Indian smallsat constellation buildout
About
Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport is India's second launch facility, under construction on the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. Designed primarily for ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and future commercial small-launch operations, it will supplement the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and increase India's launch cadence to meet growing demand.
Key Features
India's second orbital launch facility — supplements Sriharikota
Optimized for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and small rockets
Southern coastal location with safe launch trajectories over the Indian Ocean
Designed to support rapid-turnaround small satellite launches
Expected to host Indian private launch companies as well
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
First launch expected after construction completion in mid-2020s
Planned SSLV missions for dedicated small satellite deployment
Intended for Agnikul Cosmos and other Indian commercial launch providers