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===Launch pads===
 
===Launch pads===
 
* ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
 
* ''Launch Area 1'': Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
* Launch Area 2: Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
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* '''Launch Area 2''': Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
* ''Launch Area 3'' / LA-1 : Long March 2C, Long March 3 and Long March 3A launch complex. Demolished and rebuilt between 2005 and 2006. Upgraded in order to support the Chang'e lunar exploration program. Also known as LA-1.
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* ''Launch Area 3'' / '''LA-1''': Long March 2C, Long March 3 and Long March 3A launch complex. Demolished and rebuilt between 2005 and 2006. Upgraded in order to support the Chang'e lunar exploration program. Also known as LA-1.
  
 
===Technical Center===
 
===Technical Center===

Revision as of 12:47, 3 December 2012

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC, also known as Base 27), is a People’s Republic of China space vehicle launch facility.

Facilities

Launch pads

  • Launch Area 1: Unbuilt launch site, later used as a viewing area.
  • Launch Area 2: Long March 2E, Long March 3A, Long March 3B, and Long March 3C launch complex.
  • Launch Area 3 / LA-1: Long March 2C, Long March 3 and Long March 3A launch complex. Demolished and rebuilt between 2005 and 2006. Upgraded in order to support the Chang'e lunar exploration program. Also known as LA-1.

Technical Center

XSLC’s Technical Center is equipped for testing and integration of the payload and launch vehicle. Its Mission Command and Control Center is located 7 km southwest of the launch pad and provides flight and safety control during overall system rehearsal and launch. It is serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport, which is 50 kilometers away from the launch site. Two launch complexes at the facility support flight operations.

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