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==Launch pads== | ==Launch pads== | ||
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**LA-2A: [[Long March 1|CZ-1]], [[DF-3]], [[DF-5]] | **LA-2A: [[Long March 1|CZ-1]], [[DF-3]], [[DF-5]] | ||
**LA-2B: [[CZ-2A]], [[CZ-2C]], [[CZ-2D]], [[FB-1]] | **LA-2B: [[CZ-2A]], [[CZ-2C]], [[CZ-2D]], [[FB-1]] | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 7 January 2013
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) is the primary launch site for the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Gobi Desert. It is named after the nearest city, Jiuquan in province of Gansu.
Launch pads
- Launch Area 2 (North Launch Site - "Pao Lu Wu La"), 3 launch pads:
- Launch Area 4 (South Launch Site), 2 launch pads:
- SLS-1: CZ-2F launcher with nearby Vertical Assembly Facility, operational since 1999
- SLS-2: CZ-2C, CZ-2D and CZ-4C, operational since 2003
Related add-ons
China's Manned Space Program v1.5 features the Jiuquan base: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3179
External links
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/china/jiuquan.htm
- http://www.astronautix.com/sites/jiuquan.htm
- Wikipedia: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- ESPACE CHINOIS - LES INSTALLATIONS DE LANCEMENT - LE CENTRE "VENT D'EST" JIUQUAN