Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) (simplified Chinese: 酒泉卫星发射中心; traditional Chinese: 酒泉衛星發射中心; pinyin: Jiǔquán Wèixīng Fāshè Zhōngxīn) is a People's Republic of China space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) in the Gobi desert, Ejina Banner (额济纳旗), Alashan League (阿拉善盟), Gansu Province, located about 1,600 km from Beijing. It is located at 40°57′28″N 100°17′30″E / 40.95778°N 100.29167°E / 40.95778; 100.29167.
It was founded in 1958, mak...
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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) (simplified Chinese: 酒泉卫星发射中心; traditional Chinese: 酒泉衛星發射中心; pinyin: Jiǔquán Wèixīng Fāshè Zhōngxīn) is a People's Republic of China space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) in the Gobi desert, Ejina Banner (额济纳旗), Alashan League (阿拉善盟), Gansu Province, located about 1,600 km from Beijing. It is located at 40°57′28″N 100°17′30″E / 40.95778°N 100.29167°E / 40.95778; 100.29167.
It was founded in 1958, making it PRC's first of three spaceports. More Chinese launches have occurred at Jiuquan than anywhere else. As with all Chinese launch facilities it is remote and generally closed to foreigners. It is named as such since Jiuquan is the nearest urban centre, although Jiuquan is in the nearby province of Gansu.
The Satellite Launch Center is a part of Dongfeng space city （东风航天城），also known as Base 10（十号基地）or Dongfeng base（东风基地）, which also includes PLAAF test flight facilities, a space museum and a martyr's cemetery（东风烈士陵园）.
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