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Where is Wenchang Satellite Launch Center

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center generally refers to the China Wenchang Space Launch Complex, located in Longlou Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province, China, the launch site area is geographically located at about 19 degrees north latitude. China Wenchang Space Launch Center is China's first open coastal space launch base and one of the few low-latitude launch sites in the world.

The construction of China Wenchang Space Launch Complex, which started in September 2009, consists of five systems, including test launch, measurement and control, communication, meteorology, and technical service guarantee, and is mainly responsible for the launch of geosynchronous orbit satellites, large-mass polar orbit satellites, large-tonnage space stations, cargo spaceships, deep space probes, and other launch missions. The launch center can launch Long March V series rockets and Long March VII carrier rockets.

In January 2015, the Long March 7 launch vehicle had arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Complex, marking the debut of the Long March 7 launch vehicle and the Wenchang launch system.

Expanded Information:

1, Wenchang: Wenchang City, a county-level city under the direct administration of Hainan Province. Located in the northeastern part of Hainan Island, is located in longitude 108 ° 21 ′ to 111 ° 03 ′, latitude 19 ° 20 ′ to 20 ° 10 ′ between the east, south and north of the sea, the west and Meilan District and Qiongshan District adjacent to the southwest and Dingan County and Qionghai City border, is a tropical monsoon island-type climate. The city's total land area of 2,488 square kilometers, sea area of 4,600 square kilometers, *** there are 17 towns and 3 farms, with a population of 558,800 people. Wenchang, the ancient name of Zibei, since the Western Han Dynasty has a history of more than 2,100 years, one of Hainan's three major historical towns, the birthplace of Hainan Minnan culture, Hainan Wenchang Space Launch Center is located.

2, ? Wenchang Satellite Launch Center: located near the town of Longlou, Wenchang City, Hainan Province, China, is China's first coastal launch base, but also one of the world's few low-latitude launch site. The launch center can launch Long March V series rockets and Long March VII carrier rockets, and mainly undertakes the launch of spacecraft such as geosynchronous orbit satellites, large mass polar orbit satellites, large tonnage space stations and deep space exploration satellites.

3, aerospace: aerospace is a highly integrated modern technology, involving many disciplines, which includes two major branches of aviation and space.