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  2. List of rocket launch sites - Wikipedia

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    Open field chosen as rocket test site in 1925; launch site of Robert H. Goddard's first liquid fuel rockets beginning on 16 March 1926. [60]: 143 United States: Eden Valley Test Site, Roswell, New Mexico: 1930–1941 >30

  3. Wenchang Space Launch Site - Wikipedia

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    At 19 degrees north latitude, the Wenchang Space Launch Site is located on the Chinese island of Hainan, which is the nearest to the equator among Chinese territories.Low-latitude locations are desirable for space launch sites due to the higher speed of rotation closer to the equator, as well as the smaller inclination change maneuver needed to reach geosynchronous orbit. [10]

  4. Chinese space program - Wikipedia

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    The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s, when, with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union, China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American (and, later ...

  5. HICAL - Wikipedia

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    The launch site started construction in July 2022, and is expected to be put into service in 2024. [5] The Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site is built and operated by HICAL, a joint venture of the Hainan government and three state-owned conglomerates. In China, a commercial space center is a site owned by an entity other than the Government ...

  6. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center - Wikipedia

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    The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) [1] also known as Base 25 (Chinese: 二十五基地), is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility . It is situated in Kelan County , Xinzhou , Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.

  7. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center - Wikipedia

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    Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC; Chinese: 酒泉卫星发射中心; pinyin: Jiǔquán Wèixīng Fāshè Zhōngxīn also known as Shuangchengzi Missile Test Center; Launch Complex B2; formally Northwest Comprehensive Missile Testing Facility (西北综合导弹试验基地); Base 20; 63600 Unit) [1] is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia ...

  8. Xichang Satellite Launch Center - Wikipedia

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    Launch Complex 1 (LC-1), not built, was intended as the Shuguang launch site, later used as a viewing area. [ 14 ] Launch Complex 2 (LC-2 or LA-2) , located at 28°14′44″N 102°01′36″E  /  28.24550°N 102.02678°E  / 28.24550; 102.02678  ( Launch Complex 2 (LC-2 or LA-2) ) , and used for launching Long March 2E , Long March ...

  9. China Manned Space Program - Wikipedia

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    The China Manned Space Program (CMS; Chinese: 中国载人航天工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zàirén Hángtiān Gōngchéng), also known as Project 921 (Chinese: 九二一工程; pinyin: Jiǔèryī Gōngchéng) is a space program developed by the People's Republic of China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military ...