Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center - "China's First Space Port"
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as "Dongfeng Space City", is China's scientific satellite, technology test satellite and launch vehicle It is one of the launch test bases in China and is the earliest and largest comprehensive missile and satellite launch center in China. It is also the only manned space launch site in China.
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The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is built on an oasis in the Gobi Desert, with mountains to the west and rivers to the east. It was a geomantic treasure site personally selected by Marshal Nie Rongzhen. The geographical coordinates are: 40°58′00, 34″ north latitude; 100°17′12, 50″ east longitude. So far, when mentioning Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, many people will think of Jiuquan. In fact, the Jiuquan Launch Center is located in Ejina Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which is still 210 kilometers away from Jiuquan. At that time, it was named after "Jiuquan". Firstly, at that time, countries avoided the real address when naming missile satellite launch sites. Secondly, the launch site was located in the Gobi desert. It was difficult to choose a well-known place name, and Jiuquan was closely related to the launch center. The nearest city and a famous one in history. In addition, in 1969, the Alxa League was separated from the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Ejina Banner was placed under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. By 1979, the Alxa League, including Ejina Banner, was restored to the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In October 1966, Marshal Nie Rongzhen, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and Director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, once directed the missile and nuclear weapons test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The motherland has made huge sacrifices in its national defense construction, and we must repay them at the appropriate time."
The Jiuquan Launch Center is 1,000 meters above sea level. It was built in October 1958 and covers an area of ??about 2,800 square meters. kilometer. The area is flat and sparsely populated. It has an inland and desert climate, with an average annual temperature of 8.7 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of 35%-55%. It is dry and rainy all year round, with short spring and autumn, long winter and summer, and four seasons throughout the year. Sunny days, low cloud cover, long sunshine hours, and difficult living conditions can provide good natural environmental conditions for space launches. There are approximately 300 days per year for launch tests.