PARLIAMENT QUESTION: THIRD LAUNCH PAD (TLP) AT SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTRE

• Third Launch Pad (TLP) is ISRO's upcoming launch complex at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, sanctioned to host the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) and to serve as standby for the Second Launch Pad.
• Critical enabler of Gaganyaan follow-on human spaceflight, Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) logistics, and heavy-lift commercial launches — hence high salience for GS-III (Sci-Tech).
• Budget outlay ₹3,984.86 crore; 4-year completion timeline from sanction.