The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has commenced land acquisition for its second launchpad in Kulasekarapattinam, a town in the Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) district of Tamil Nadu. ISRO's first and only spaceport, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC), is located in Sriharikota, about 100 km north of Chennai, in the state of Andhra Pradesh