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===Launch pads===
 
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* ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
 
* ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
* '''Launch Area 2''': Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
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* '''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.  
* ''Launch Area 3'' / '''LA-1''': 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. Also known as LA-1.
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* '''LC-2''' (''Launch Area 2''): Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
  
 
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*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.246017,102.026556&chart=301&zoom=1 http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.246017,102.026556&chart=301&zoom=1]
 
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==External links==
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*[http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/chine/installations_xichang.htm ESPACE CHINOIS - LES INSTALLATIONS DE LANCEMENT - XICHANG]
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[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
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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]

External links[edit]

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