15 July 1990 Long March 2E / Badr A & Aussat B-MFS
Last launch
30 May 2024 Long March 3B/E / PakSat-MM1R
Associated rockets
Long March 2E Long March 3A Long March 3B Long March 3C
Launch Complex 3 launch history
Status
Active
Launches
86
First launch
29 January 1984 Long March 3 / DFH-2 01
Last launch
20 April 2024 Long March 2D / Yaogan 42-02
Associated rockets
Long March 3 Long March 2C Long March 3A Long March 3B Long March 3C Long March 4C Long March 2D
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Simplified Chinese
西昌卫星发射中心
Traditional Chinese
西昌衛星發射中心
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīchāng Wèixīng Fāshè Zhōngxīn
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The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC), also known as the Xichang Space Center, is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town (泽远镇), approximately 64 kilometers (40 mi) northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
The facility became operational in 1984 and is used to launch numerous civil, scientific, and military payloads annually.[1][2] It is notable as the site of Sino-European space cooperation, with the launch of the first of two Double Star scientific satellites in December 2003. Chinese officials have indicated interest in conducting additional international satellite launches from XSLC.[3]
In 1996, a fatal accident occurred when the rocket carrying the Intelsat 708 satellite failed on launch from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, killing at least 6 people in a nearby village. Uncontrolled debris from launches continues to fall in the vicinity, most recently in December 2023.[4]
A 2007 test of an anti-satellite missile was launched from the center.
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^"China launches new Beidou satellites, rocket booster lands near house". December 26, 2023.
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