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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

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酒泉卫星发射中心

The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), founded in 1958, is China's oldest spaceport and a key facility in its space program. Located in the Gobi Desert, it primarily launches vehicles into low and medium Earth orbits with high orbital inclination angles. JSLC has supported many of China's space milestones, including their first satellite launch (Dong Fang Hong I) and crewed missions (Shenzhou program) and continues to support launches to the Tiangong space station. It features state-of-the-art facilities and is used by organizations like CASC and CAS Space.

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iSpace launched and landed a test article of its Hyperbola-2Y reusable verification stage from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2023-12-10 at 4:07 a.m. Eastern (1107 UTC).

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

The Zhuque 2 Y-3 carrier rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7:39 a.m.

PlanValue 3.0Dec 10, 2023In world first, China’s LandSpace methane rocket sends satellites into orbit

The third Zhuque-2 lifted off at 6:39 p.m. Eastern (2339 UTC) 2023-12-08 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

PlanValue 4.0Dec 9, 2023Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center was established in 1958 as the first of China’s four national spaceports to be constructed.

GeneralGrowthValue 3.0Nov 29, 2023Satellite imagery reveals explosion at China’s Jiuquan spaceport

A Long March 2C rocket launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:55 p.m. Eastern on 2023-11-15 (0355 UTC, Nov. 16).

PlanValue 2.8Nov 16, 2023China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite

Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd. (iSpace) launched the Hyperbola-2Y single-stage hopper at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 2023-11-02.

PlanGeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 2, 2023China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:14 p.m. Eastern on 2023-10-25 (0314 UTC, Oct. 26).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 26, 2023Shenzhou-17 crew arrives at Tiangong space station

A Long March 2D rocket launched Yunhai-1 (04) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:54 p.m. Eastern on 2023-10-14 (0054 UTC, Oct. 15).

GeneralValue 4.5Oct 15, 2023China launches new Yunhai remote sensing satellite

On August 4, 2022, a Chinese reusable autonomous spaceplane was launched into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 2F rocket.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Sep 25, 2023Hiding in plain sight: Is China’s spaceplane a co-orbital ASAT in disguise?

The seventh Ceres-1 launch used a transporter erector launcher at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Aug 10, 2023Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch

The seventh Ceres-1 rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 12:03 a.m. Eastern, 2023-08-10 (0403 UTC).

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Aug 10, 2023Chinese startup launches 7th Ceres-1 rocket, preps for first sea launch

The Ceres-1 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 1:07 a.m. Eastern (05:07 UTC) on 2023-07-22.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 22, 2023Galactic Energy registers sixth consecutive successful launch

Landspace reached orbit with its methane-fueled Zhuque-2 rocket on 2023-07-11, lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 12, 2023China’s Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket

The second Zhuque-2 launch vehicle was rolled out to the pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on 2023-07-06.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jul 6, 2023China’s Landspace set for second methalox rocket launch

Satellite imagery captured by Pleiades-1B on 2022-01-15 shows a newer launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Jun 14, 2023China begins constructing commercial launch pad for solid rockets

A Kuaizhou-1A rocket lifted off from a transporter erector launcher at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:35 p.m. on 2023-06-08.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 9, 2023China’s first stackable satellite reaches orbit on solid rocket launch

The Lijian-1 Y2 launch took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, China.

GeneralPlanValue 3.6Jun 7, 2023China’s Lijian-1 launches 26 satellites (Kinetica-1)

A CAS Space Lijian-1 solid rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 12:10 a.m. Eastern on 2023-06-07.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Jun 7, 2023Chinese commercial rocket firm launches 26 satellites, sets national record

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 9:31 p.m. Eastern on 2023-05-29.

PlanValue 4.0May 30, 2023Shenzhou-16 astronauts arrive at China’s space station

A Long March 2C rocket launched Macau Science Satellite 1A, Macau Science Satellite 1B, and Luojia-2 (01) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4 a.m. Eastern on 2023-05-21.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 22, 2023China launches new science probes, SAR sat and replacement Beidou satellite
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