Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) located between the Ejin,Alxa,Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town,Jinta County,Jiuquan,Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City. Because 95% of JSLC located in Jinta County,Jiuquan,the launch center is named after Jiuquan. The launch center straddles both sides of the Ruo Shui river.
The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China. The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s,when,with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union,China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American threats. Driven by the successes of Soviet Sputnik 1 and American Explorer 1 satellite launches in 1957 and 1958 respectively,China would launch its first satellite,Dong Fang Hong 1 in April 1970 aboard a Long March 1 rocket,making it the fifth nation to place a satellite in orbit.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian,Beijing,responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation. These responsibilities include organizing or leading foreign exchanges and cooperation in the aerospace field. The CNSA is an administrative agency under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a public university in Nanjing,Jiangsu,China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Wenchang is a county-level city in the northeast of Hainan province,China. Although called a "city",Wenchang refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. The urban center and the seat of government of Wenchang is officially known as "Wencheng Town" (文城镇),which is also colloquially referred to as Wenchang City.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design,develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft,launch vehicles,and ground equipment. It also has a division for strategic and tactical missile systems.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as Base 25 (Chinese:二十五基地),is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility (spaceport). It is situated in Kelan County,Xinzhou,Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
The Wenchang Space Launch Site is a rocket launch site located in Wenchang on the island of Hainan,in China.
China Aerospace International Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong incorporated holding company. The company itself is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It is a red chip company,but not part of the "red chip index" of the stock exchange.
Tianhe,officially the Tianhe core module,is the first module to launch of the Tiangong space station. It was launched into orbit on 29 April 2021,as the first launch of the final phase of Tiangong program,part of the China Manned Space Program.
The Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center designed and built by Atelier Li Xinggang is located around 20 km west of the centre of Haikou,on the north coast of Hainan Province,China. The total area of the site is 136,200 square meters,which contains a 77,000 m2 exhibition center and a 42,000 m2 convention center.
Regal International Airport Group Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese listed company based in Meilan Airport,Haikou. The company is 50.19% owned by Haikou Meilan International Airport Co.,Ltd.,a company related to Hainan Airlines,Grand China Air,HNA Infrastructure Investment Group,HNA Group,Hainan Provincial People's Government and China Development Bank.
Hainan HNA Infrastructure Investment Group Co.,Ltd. formerly Hainan Island Construction Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese listed company based in Haikou.
Haikou Meilan International Airport Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese company. The company was the developer,owner and operator of the airport of the same name. However,the airport is now operated by the company's subsidiary HNA Infrastructure Co.,Ltd..
Jilin-1 is China's first self-developed commercial remote sensing satellite system. The satellites are operated by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation and named after Jilin Province where the company is headquartered. The first set of satellites were launched by Long March 2D in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 7 October 2015,at 04:13 UTC. All launched Jilin-1 satellites are in Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
Tiantong is China's first mobile communications satellite system. The first satellite Tiantong-1-01 was launched on August 6,2016 (UTC+8).
Tianzhou 4 was the fourth mission of the Tianzhou-class unmanned cargo spacecraft,and the third resupply mission to Tiangong Space Station carrying 5 tons of cargos and 1 ton of propellant. It is the largest load capacity cargo spacecraft that is on active duty. It launched on 9 May 2022,docking successfully with the Tiangong space station at the aft port 6 hours after launch. Like previous Tianzhou missions,the spacecraft launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan,China on a Long March 7 rocket.
CAS Space is a Chinese commercial space launch provider based in Guangzhou. It was founded in 2018 and majority owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site,located at Wenchang,Hainan,is China's first commercial space launch site,and 5th space launch site. The launch site started construction in July 2022,and is expected to be put into service in 2024.
Tianzhou 6 was the sixth mission of the Tianzhou-class uncrewed cargo spacecraft,and the fifth resupply mission to the Tiangong Space Station. Like previous Tianzhou missions,the spacecraft was launched from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan,China on a Long March 7 rocket. This was the first mission of the operation phase of Tiangong. It was launched on 10 May 2023 at 13:22 UTC,and docked to the Tiangong Space Station a few hours later.
