Recent Activity
High cadence through 2024–2025 with Yaogan, Gaofen, and Jilin-1 deployments; Galactic Energy Ceres-1 commercial flights continuing at ~6+ per year.
Investor Brief
China's SSO/Earth-observation hub — virtually all Yaogan reconnaissance and Gaofen imagery satellites launch from Taiyuan. Also the rapid-response solid-fuel pad: Kuaizhou and Ceres-1 small-launchers debuted here, supporting China's commercial smallsat industry.
Ownership
Parent Entity
Regulatory Regime
Anchor Tenants
Latitude Advantage
Launch Azimuth Range
Country
🇨🇳China
Region
Asia
Established
1,967
Launches / Year
1,520
Years Active
59
Strategic Position
38.8490° N, 111.6080° E
Azimuth: 162°–195° (SSO, polar, retrograde)
38.85°N — high-latitude site optimized for sun-synchronous (97–99° inclination) and polar orbits with minimal dogleg loss
Future Milestones
- 2026
Long March 6A reusable-grid-fin demonstration flights
- 2027
Continued Yaogan/Gaofen Earth-observation constellation deployment
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
Recent Launches From This Site
Most recent missions flown from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
- Long March 4B | Shiyan-6-03China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 6 | Qilu-1, Qilu-4 & othersChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 2D | Beijing-3China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 2D | Jilin-1 Wideband-01B & High Resolution 03DChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 6 | Zhongzi Group 02 (Ningxia-1-02)China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess
- Long March 6 | KL-BetaChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationSuccess