Introduction of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as "Dongfeng Aerospace City", is the 20th base of the former General Armament Department, which was established on1October 20th, 1958+05438. It is the earliest and largest comprehensive missile and satellite launch center in China, and the main base for testing and launching Long March series launch vehicles, various test satellites in low and medium orbits, application satellites, manned spacecraft and rockets and missiles. The base is also responsible for debris recovery.
It is one of the launching test bases of China scientific satellite, technical test satellite and launch vehicle, which belongs to the former General Armament Department of China People's Liberation Army and now belongs to the strategic support force.
02. Where was China's first artificial satellite launched?
China's first artificial satellite was successfully launched at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia. The name of this artificial earth satellite is "Dongfanghong-1" and the launch time is1April 24, 970. The launch rocket used is the Long March 1 carrier rocket. Dongfanghong-1 was originally designed to work for only 20 days, but actually worked in space for 28 days.
Brief introduction of "Dongfanghong No.1"
1September, 1969, the prototype of Dongfanghong-1 satellite was completed, and the satellite systems met the index requirements, and the technical status was normal. 1969 165438+1October16, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base, China's first two-stage medium-and long-range launch vehicle, is preparing to launch. Ignition took off, and after a few minutes, the target disappeared.
Just three days later, the wreckage of the rocket was found on the Gobi Desert, 680 kilometers away from the launch location. A program distributor failed and the second stage of the rocket failed to ignite, which led to the rocket's self-destruction in the air and the first test failed.