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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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Jiuquan, China
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There is no sign of ZQ-3 Y2 at JSLC.

PlanValue 2.8May 15, 2026Turns out engines are installed. By the way, no sign of the ZQ-3 Y2. If the pic was shot recently, then the rocket hasn't arrived. Pic via Land Space

LandSpace’s Zhuque-2E launched from Launch Area 96A at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 14 at 11:00 am China Standard Time.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 14, 2026LandSpace Successfully Proves Stretched Zhuque-2E Launch Vehicle [Zhuque-2E Y5]

ZQ-2E Y5 is vertical at JSLC.

PlanValue 2.7May 13, 2026ZQ-2E Y5 was spotted vertical at JSLC. The launch date has been postponed for 1 day. Window now begins at 14 May 1052 BJT,

The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center are named as launch sites relevant to Cosmoleap’s catch-tower plans.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 30, 2026Cosmoleap Raises 500 Million Yuan for Tower-Caught Reusable Rocket

CAS Space currently has facilities at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 2.2Apr 29, 2026CAS Space Opens Zhejiang 'Super Factory' to Scale Kinetica-2

The two infrared blooms from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center were associated with Long March rocket launches.

GeneralValue 1.8Apr 27, 2026A Fortress Moon for cislunar security

A US next-generation overhead persistent infrared satellite detected two intense infrared blooms rising from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China within hours of the other irregularities.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 27, 2026A Fortress Moon for cislunar security

ZQ-2E is on the way to JSLC.

PlanValue 3.5Apr 26, 2026It seems like the ZQ-2E (on the left of the 1st pic) is also on the way to JSLC.

The Long March 2D has flown from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 24, 2026Xichang Mission Delivers Four More Constellation Test Satellites [Long March 2D Y109]

The Long March 2F/G launch vehicle for Shenzhou-24 arrived at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 22, 2026Final Two Pakistani Astronaut Candidates Chosen Ahead of Shenzhou-24 Mission

The Long March 4C has launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

A Long March 4C rocket is at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center under clear skies at midday.

GeneralValue 1.3Apr 17, 2026Long March 4C heading into clear skies at Jiuquan SLC at midday:

The launch was scheduled on the sun-synchronous orbit track at JSLC for April 17 at about 04:10 UTC.

PlanGeneralValue 3.4Apr 17, 2026This launch should be in the air by now:

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a launch site in China.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.2Apr 17, 2026🚀 Liftoff at 04:10UTC April 17, Long March 4C Y41 launched a high-precision greenhouse gas detection satellite from Jiuquan

A Long March 4C launched from Launch Site 94 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 17 at 12:10 pm China Standard Time, reaching sun-synchronous orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

A launch is scheduled on April 17 at about 04:10 UTC on the SSO track from JSLC.

PlanValue 3.5Apr 16, 2026The launch BTW will go down the SSO track @ JSLC on April 17 ~04:10 UTC that some people are claiming it as 1st launch of the reusable LM-12B - of which I’m very much looking forward to it - but the 1 drop zone suggests a “mundane” LM-2 series (maybe LM-2D) launching sth instead.

A concrete pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center had a record turnaround.

GeneralCapabilityPlanValue 2.0Apr 15, 2026Emposat mentioned here is a Chinese company specializing in ground stations for tracking/controlling satellites & rockets BTW, known for tracking launches of quite a few private LSPs out there (Galactic Energy, @CAS_Space for two IIRC), as well as EO sats.

The concrete pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center last hosted a Ceres-1 rocket 6 days earlier.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5Apr 15, 2026Emposat mentioned here is a Chinese company specializing in ground stations for tracking/controlling satellites & rockets BTW, known for tracking launches of quite a few private LSPs out there (Galactic Energy, @CAS_Space for two IIRC), as well as EO sats.

The expected launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center was to follow a sun-synchronous-orbit-bound track.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 14, 2026And this one should be on its way now:

A Chinese satellite launch was expected from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 14 at about 04:00 UTC.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 14, 2026And this one should be on its way now:
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