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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Index Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) located in the Gobi desert, Inner Mongolia. [1]

38 relations: Alxa League, Chinese space program, DF-3A, DF-5, Dongfanghong program, Dongfeng (missile), Ejin Banner, Feng Bao 1, Gansu, Gobi Desert, Human spaceflight, Inner Mongolia, Jiuquan, Jiuquan Launch Area 4, Liu Boming (astronaut), Long March (rocket family), Long March 1, Long March 2A, Long March 2C, Long March 2D, Long March 2F, Missile, People's Liberation Army Air Force, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale, R-2 (missile), Satellite, Shenzhou 5, Shenzhou 6, Shenzhou 7, Shenzhou 9, Soviet Union, Space vehicle, Space.com, Spaceport, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Zhai Zhigang.

Alxa League

Alxa League or Ālāshàn League is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and 3 extant leagues of Inner Mongolia.

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Chinese space program

The space program of the People's Republic of China is directed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

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DF-3A

The DF-3A (NATO: CSS-2) is a Chinese liquid-fueled, single-stage, nuclear medium-range ballistic missile that entered service in 1971.

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DF-5

The Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a two stage Chinese ICBM.

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Dongfanghong program

Dongfanghong was a satellite program of the People's Republic of China.

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Dongfeng (missile)

Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missiles (2007). Note: China currently is capable of targeting its nuclear forces throughout the region and most of the world, including the continental United States. Newer systems, such as the DF-31, DF-31A, and JL-2, will give China a more survivable nuclear force. The Dongfeng series, typically abbreviated as "DF missiles", are a family of short, medium, intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps).

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Ejin Banner

Ejin or Ejina (Mongolian: Эжэн-э қосиу Ejen-e qosiɣu) is a banner in the far west of Inner Mongolia, China.

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Feng Bao 1

The Feng Bao 1 (Chinese: 风暴, meaning Storm), also known as FB-1, was a Chinese carrier rocket launched between 1972 and 1981.

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Gansu

Gansu (Tibetan: ཀན་སུའུ་ Kan su'u) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northwest of the country.

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Gobi Desert

The Gobi Desert is a large desert region in Asia.

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Human spaceflight

Human spaceflight (also referred to as crewed spaceflight or manned spaceflight) is space travel with a crew or passengers aboard the spacecraft.

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Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region or Nei Mongol Autonomous Region (Ѳвѳр Монголын Ѳѳртѳѳ Засах Орон in Mongolian Cyrillic), is one of the autonomous regions of China, located in the north of the country.

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Jiuquan

Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China.

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Jiuquan Launch Area 4

Launch Area 4 (LA-4), also known as the South Launch Site or SLS, and LC-43, is the only active Long March launch complex at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

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Liu Boming (astronaut)

Liu Boming (born September 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program.

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Long March (rocket family)

A Long March rocket or Changzheng rocket in Chinese pinyin is any rocket in a family of expendable launch systems operated by the People's Republic of China.

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Long March 1

The Long March 1 (长征一号), also known as the Changzheng-1 (CZ-1), was the first member of China's Long March rocket family.

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Long March 2A

The Long March 2A, also known as the Chang Zheng 2A, CZ-2A and LM-2A, was a Chinese orbital carrier rocket.

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Long March 2C

Long March 2C (LM-2C), or Chang Zheng 2C (CZ-2C) as in Chinese pinyin is a member of the Long March 2 rocket family, an expendable launch system operated by the People's Republic of China.

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Long March 2D

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket.

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Long March 2F

The Long March 2F (Changzheng 2F), also known as the CZ-2F, LM-2F and Shenjian, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket, part of the Long March 2 rocket family.

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Missile

In modern language, a missile is a guided self-propelled system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as a rocket (although these too can also be guided).

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People's Liberation Army Air Force

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.

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Quantum Experiments at Space Scale

Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS), is an international research project in the field of quantum physics.

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R-2 (missile)

R-2 The R-2 Short-range ballistic missile (NATO reporting name SS-2 Sibling, GRAU index 8Zh38) was developed based on the R-1 design.

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Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.

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Shenzhou 5

Shenzhou 5 — was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003.

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Shenzhou 6

Shenzhou 6 (Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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Shenzhou 7

Shenzhou 7 was the third human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program.

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Shenzhou 9

Shenzhou 9 was the fourth manned spacecraft flight of China's Shenzhou program, launched at 18:37:24 CST (10:37:24 UTC), 16 June 2012.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Space vehicle

A space vehicle or spaceship is a rocket-powered vehicle used to transport unmanned satellites or humans between the Earth's surface and outer space.

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Space.com

Space.com is a space and astronomy news website.

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Spaceport

A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching (or receiving) spacecraft, by analogy to seaport for ships or airport for aircraft.

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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as Base 25, is a People's Republic of China space and defence launch facility (spaceport).

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Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site

Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site (文昌航天发射场), located in Wenchang, Hainan, China.

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Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a People's Republic of China space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) approximately northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.

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Zhai Zhigang

Zhai Zhigang (born October 10, 1966) is a major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and a CNSA astronaut.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center

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