🇨🇳Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Kelan, Shanxi, China, China
Country
🇨🇳 China
Region
Asia
Established
1967
Launches / Year
15-20
Coordinates
38.8490° N, 111.6080° E
About
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province specializes in polar and sun-synchronous orbit launches for China. Its high-latitude position in northern China makes it the preferred site for Earth observation, weather, and remote sensing satellite missions. It also serves as a test facility for new rocket technologies.
Key Features
China's primary site for polar and sun-synchronous orbit missions
High latitude (39 deg N) optimized for high-inclination launches
Supports Long March 4 series and other SSO-capable rockets
Key site for Earth observation and weather satellite deployment
Also functions as solid-fuel rocket testing facility
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
Multiple Yaogan reconnaissance satellite deployments
Gaofen high-resolution Earth observation series
Huanjing environmental monitoring satellites
First Kuaizhou rapid-response rocket launch (2013)
Ceres-1 commercial launches by Galactic Energy