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Title: China Oriental Spaceport & New-Type Rocket Launch Vessel
Post by: SciNews on 11/04/2021 02:59 pm

Global Times - China to deliver first rocket launching vessel by 2022
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202110/1237756.shtml

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Dubbed China's fifth space launch center, the construction of the China Oriental Spaceport as a base for sea launches of light-lift solid rockets was approved in July 2019.

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The New-Type Rocket Launch Vessel will be 162.5 meters long with a 40-meter-width, and it is designed to meet the increasing demand for the launch and recovery of China's existing medium- to large-sized solid-propellant rockets and those under development, as well as small- to medium-sized liquid-propellant ones, the Global Times learned from project insiders on Sunday.

Title: Re: China Oriental Spaceport & New-Type Rocket Launch Vessel
Post by: SciNews on 11/14/2021 12:43 pm

Space - "China is building a new ship for sea launches to space" by Andrew Jones
https://www.space.com/china-building-ship-rocket-launches-at-sea

Title: Re: China Oriental Spaceport & New-Type Rocket Launch Vessel
Post by: Hog on 11/18/2021 11:19 pm

"China Oriental Spaceport"?  Not the best name for an Asian based spaceport.