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Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

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太原卫星发射中心

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), also known as Base 25, is a Chinese spaceport and defense launch facility. Operational since 1968, it primarily launches meteorological, Earth resource, and scientific satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits using Long March launch vehicles. TSLC also supports launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Key partners and customers include the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and other entities within the Chinese space program.

gov defenseFounded 1968
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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The Long March-6C carrier rocket made its debut flight on 2024-05-07 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, China at 11:21 a.m. Beijing Time.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 8, 2024China’s Long March-6C’s maiden flight launches 4 satellites

The first Long March 6C rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 Eastern on 2024-05-06 (0321 UTC on 2024-05-07).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 7, 2024China launches first Long March 6C rocket

Yunhai-3 (02) was launched by a Long March 6A rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 2024-03-26 at 2251 UTC.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Mar 27, 2024Long March 6A launches second Yunhai-3 satellite

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. Eastern on 2023-03-30 carrying four PIESAT-1 constellation satellites.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 3, 2023China Deploys 4 InSAR Satellites and a New Yaogan Reconnaissance Satellite

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 a.m. Eastern on March 30, 2023 carrying four PIESAT-1 constellation satellites.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 31, 2023China launches 4 InSAR satellites and new Yaogan reconnaissance sat

China launched four interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) satellites of the PIESAT-1 constellation on a Long March-2D rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Mar 31, 2023China launches four satellites, establishing wheel-pattern

China has launched four Gaofen-11 satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center using Long March 4B rockets.

PlanValue 4.3Mar 17, 2023China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

The Shiyan-10 (02) launch followed the 2022-12-27 launch of Gaofen-11 (04) from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 4B.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Dec 29, 2022China sends second Shiyan-10 test satellite sent into orbit with its final launch of 2022

A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 2253 UTC on 2022-10-12.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 13, 2022China launches radar satellite for environmental monitoring

A Long March 6 kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:50 p.m. Eastern on 2022-09-26, carrying the Shiyan-16A, Shiyan-16B, and Shiyan-17 satellites into orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 27, 2022China conducts trio of orbital launches across two days

Sixteen new satellites were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province.

PlanGeneralValue 2.2Aug 10, 2022China’s Long March rocket launches 16 satellites

A Long March 2D rocket launched eight Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 2022-05-04 at 10:38 p.m. Eastern.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2May 5, 2022China launches new batches of Jilin-1 commercial remote sensing satellites

The Long March 6A lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 5:50 a.m. Eastern on March 29, 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Mar 29, 2022China launches first Long March rocket with solid boosters

The two-stage, hypergolic Long March 2D lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 9:35 p.m. Eastern on 2022-01-16.

PlanValue 3.5Jan 17, 2022China’s first launch of 2022 puts classified Shiyan-13 satellite into orbit

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center will host the first launch attempt of the Long March 6A, which will feature a liquid core with solid boosters.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 17, 2022China’s first launch of 2022 puts classified Shiyan-13 satellite into orbit

A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 8:51 p.m. local time and inserted Gaofen-11 (03) into orbit.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 22, 2021China launches new Gaofen-11 high resolution spy satellite to match U.S. capabilities

Guangmu (SDGSAT-1) was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Nov 6, 2021China Launches Guangmu Satellite

The launch took place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province.

GeneralValue 3.0Aug 19, 2021China Launches Two For Earth Viewing

A Long March 2D launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:51 p.m. Eastern on 2021-07-02.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 6, 2021China conducts third orbital launch inside four days

China launched an experiment satellite into its planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 2021-04-09.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Apr 11, 2021China Launches “Experimental” Satellite
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