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| − | The '''Xichang Satellite Launch Center''' (XSLC, also known as ''Base 27''), is a [[People’s Republic of China]] space vehicle launch facility. | + | The '''Xichang Satellite Launch Center''' (XSLC, also known as ''Base 27''), is a [[People’s Republic of China]] space vehicle launch facility. The ''Xichang/Qingshan Airport'' is located approximately at 64km from the base. |
==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
===Launch pads=== | ===Launch pads=== | ||
* ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area. | * ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area. | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''LC-1''' (''Launch Area 3''): Long March 2C, Long March 3 and Long March 3A launch complex. Demolished and rebuilt between 2005 and 2006. Upgraded in order to support the Chang'e lunar exploration program. |
| − | + | * '''LC-2''' (''Launch Area 2''): Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex. | |
===Technical Center=== | ===Technical Center=== | ||
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Its Mission Command and Control Center is located 7 km southwest of the launch pad and provides flight and safety control during overall system rehearsal and launch. It is serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport, which is 50 kilometers away from the launch site. Two launch complexes at the facility support flight operations. | Its Mission Command and Control Center is located 7 km southwest of the launch pad and provides flight and safety control during overall system rehearsal and launch. It is serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport, which is 50 kilometers away from the launch site. Two launch complexes at the facility support flight operations. | ||
| + | ==Maps and diagrams== | ||
| + | *[http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.246017,102.026556&chart=301&zoom=1 http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.246017,102.026556&chart=301&zoom=1] | ||
| + | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xichang2_launch_center.gif http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xichang2_launch_center.gif] | ||
| + | *[http://skyvector.com/airport/ZUXC/Xichang-Qingshan-Airport http://skyvector.com/airport/ZUXC/Xichang-Qingshan-Airport] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/chine/installations_xichang.htm ESPACE CHINOIS - LES INSTALLATIONS DE LANCEMENT - XICHANG] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Articles]] | ||
[[Category:Real spaceports]] | [[Category:Real spaceports]] | ||
[[Category:Surface bases]] | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
[[Category:China]] | [[Category:China]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 16 October 2022
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC, also known as Base 27), is a People’s Republic of China space vehicle launch facility. The Xichang/Qingshan Airport is located approximately at 64km from the base.
Facilities[edit]
Launch pads[edit]
- Launch Area 1: Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
- LC-1 (Launch Area 3): Long March 2C, Long March 3 and Long March 3A launch complex. Demolished and rebuilt between 2005 and 2006. Upgraded in order to support the Chang'e lunar exploration program.
- LC-2 (Launch Area 2): Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
Technical Center[edit]
XSLC’s Technical Center is equipped for testing and integration of the payload and launch vehicle. Its Mission Command and Control Center is located 7 km southwest of the launch pad and provides flight and safety control during overall system rehearsal and launch. It is serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport, which is 50 kilometers away from the launch site. Two launch complexes at the facility support flight operations.
Maps and diagrams[edit]
- http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.246017,102.026556&chart=301&zoom=1
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xichang2_launch_center.gif
- http://skyvector.com/airport/ZUXC/Xichang-Qingshan-Airport
External links[edit]