Recent Activity
Shenzhou-19 crew launch October 2024; Shenzhou-20 launched April 2025; commercial cadence (Ceres-1, Kinetica-1) accelerating through 2025–2026.
Investor Brief
Only Chinese site currently certified for crewed flight; the entire Tiangong space station rotation cadence depends on Jiuquan. Also the de facto incubator pad for China's private orbital launch sector — Hyperbola-1, Ceres-1, Kinetica-1 all debuted here.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇨🇳China
Region
Asia
Established
1,958
Launches / Year
1,520
Years Active
68
Strategic Position
40.9605° N, 100.2915° E
Azimuth: 94°–105° (LEO, SSO, crewed); polar via dogleg
40.96°N — high-latitude site; preferred for crewed Shenzhou (42° inclination) and SSO missions, not GTO
Future Milestones
- 2026
Tiangong expansion modules and Shenzhou-21/22 rotations
- 2027
Tiangong second-phase expansion (additional lab module)
- 2030
Long March 10 crewed lunar test flights (split with Wenchang)
About
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is China's oldest and most historically significant space launch facility. Located in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia, it is the primary site for China's crewed space missions, including all Shenzhou flights to the Tiangong space station. It also supports a range of LEO and SSO satellite launches.
Key Features
China's oldest launch center — operational since 1958
Primary site for all Chinese crewed (Shenzhou) missions
Located in the Gobi Desert with vast downrange safety zones
Supports Long March 2F for crewed flights and other LM variants
Launch base for numerous Chinese commercial launch companies
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Shenzhou 5 (2003) — Yang Liwei becomes China's first astronaut
Shenzhou 9 (2012) — First Chinese woman in space (Liu Yang)
Tiangong space station crew rotations (2021-present)
Numerous Long March 2D/4C satellite missions
Hyperbola-1 (2019) — First Chinese private orbital launch
Upcoming Launches From This Site
Next missions scheduled to fly from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Provider
- LandSpace
- Rocket
- Zhuque-2E Block 2
- NET
- Pad
- Launch Area 96A
- Provider
- CAS Space
- Rocket
- Kinetica 1
- NET
- Pad
- Launch Area 130
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Rocket
- Long March 2F/G
- NET
- Pad
- Launch Area 91 (SLS-1 / 921)
- Provider
- Galactic Energy
- Rocket
- Pallas-1
- NET
- Pad
- Pallas-1 Launch Pad
Recent Launches From This Site
Most recent missions flown from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-02China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Hyperbola-1 | Unknowni-SpaceFailure
- Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-03China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 4C | Yaogan-31-04China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-02China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 4C | Yaogan 34China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess