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#120 by the_other_Doug on 19 Jun, 2016 18:07
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The location of the launch center so close to a tourist resort sounds like both a really great idea, and a "didn't they learn their lesson" thing. I still recall that one Long March launch failure several years ago that destroyed a large block of flats -- while the residents were inside.
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#121 by baldusi on 20 Jun, 2016 00:46
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If they now have a working FTS that should be no problem, specially if it is south-west of the pad.
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#122 by Phillip Clark on 11 Aug, 2016 17:58
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Does anyone know the co-ordinates of the actual and planned launch pads, please?
Wikimapia gives answers for the two existing pads within the address:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=19.614596&lon=110.951164&z=16&m=b
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=19.618497&lon=110.955412&z=16&m=b
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#123 by Galactic Penguin SST on 12 Aug, 2016 01:20
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Does anyone know the co-ordinates of the actual and planned launch pads, please?
Wikimapia gives answers for the two existing pads within the address:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=19.614596&lon=110.951164&z=16&m=b
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=19.618497&lon=110.955412&z=16&m=b
Do we know which is Pad 101 and which is 201 please?
101 for CZ-5 is straight south of the VIB and 201 for CZ-7 is to the northeast. -
#124 by GELORD on 13 Oct, 2019 06:43
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China's rocket-carrying ships depart for transportation mission
NANJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's two rocket-carrying ships departed Saturday from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on a transportation mission.
The two Yuanwang ships are China's first ships made exclusively to carry rockets. With a length of 130 meters, a width of 19 meters and a height of 37 meters, the ships have a displacement of 9,000 tonnes.
Each ship is equipped with two 120-tonne cranes that can hoist large rockets. The ship is also installed with a marine environment protection system and anti-vibration equipment.
The two ships have conducted missions including the maritime transport of the Long March-7 and the Long March-5 carrier rockets. Each ship has sailed more than 40,000 nautical miles and has successfully completed more than 10 maritime transport missions.
Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-12 21:40:08|Editor: ZX
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/12/c_138466946.htm
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#125 by vulture4 on 14 Oct, 2019 15:42
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If they now have a working FTS that should be no problem, specially if it is south-west of the pad.
Although there are no hotels quite that close at KSC there are large crowds of visitors at about that distance. If there is a capable range safety system, five kilometers provides reasonable clearance. Conversely, if there were no way to disable a launch vehicle that goes off course, a hundred kilometers might not be enough. The use of kerosene/LOX/H2 propellants in the CZ-5 and CZ-7 is a major factor, the combustion products from the UDMH/N2O4 used by earlier Chinese launch vehicles can drift downwind and present a hazard kilometers away. -
#126 by Galactic Penguin SST on 15 Apr, 2022 13:11
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Not sure where to place these, but Chinese president Xi Jinping made a visit to Wenchang on April 12
BTW the official name of the facility is Wenchang Space Launch Site (WSLS) - not "Center" as administratively it was managed as a sub-facility of Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
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#127 by mikezang on 16 Apr, 2022 06:28
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金紫荆-齐鲁农业卫星星座首星7月发射Quote
The first star of the Golden Bauhinia-Qilu Agricultural Satellite Constellation will be launched in July
Jinzjijing-Qilu-1 01-0? will be launched by CZ-6 in end of 2022, and
According to the plan, the first batch of satellites (currently planned to be 6 satellites) of the 8 business satellites will be launched on the Long March 6 rocket of Great Wall Company and the Ceres-1 rocket of Galaxy Power Company by the end of this year.
Jinzjijing-Qilu-1 0?-06 will be launched by Gushenxing-1 Y4 in end of 2022. -
#128 by Satori on 06 Jul, 2022 09:53
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Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site starts in Hainan
https://english.news.cn/20220706/358f8046503a431ca7697838e065bb10/c.html -
#129 by FutureSpaceTourist on 29 Jan, 2023 07:09
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https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1619580872268648449Quote
Hainan commercial rocket launch pad construction has began. The first commercial rocket launch from Hainan will be in 2024. Source: https://buff.ly/3XKTlLX
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#130 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Feb, 2023 15:11
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1621541377107726336Quote
The launch tower structure of Wenchang commercial pad#1 will be finished this June and the construction of the pad will be completed by the end of the year.
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#131 by FutureSpaceTourist on 27 Feb, 2023 06:54
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1630111277048803328Quote
Latest footage of construction at Hainan Wenchang commercial launch pad #1.
by June: completing the tower
by September: completing the rotary platforms
by the end of the year: completing the whole structure and ready for rehearsals
twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1630111537875816453QuoteRocket assembly building under construction too
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1630111899965878272QuoteSatellite manufacturing and testing facility as well
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#132 by FutureSpaceTourist on 16 Mar, 2023 06:48
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1636271848550977536Quote
The new Hainan Wenchang commercial launch pad #1 will use an aboveground deflector instead of a trench to redirect the flame. A 1:10 scaled model has been built in Changzhi, Shanxi Province, for tests
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#133 by FutureSpaceTourist on 21 Mar, 2023 06:42
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#134 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 May, 2023 07:14
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https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1653629965106139137Quote
📸Hainan commercial launch pad under construction. The new launch pad will be tested and serve the clients in 2024 for regular commercial launches. Source: buff.ly/3HAmbsm
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#135 by FutureSpaceTourist on 11 May, 2023 11:51
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1656617470822842368Quote
The construction of the service tower at Wenchang commercial launch pad #1 has completed on May 10, ~20 days before the original plan
m.chinanews.com/wap/detail/zw/…
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#136 by FutureSpaceTourist on 14 May, 2023 12:34
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1657634688633303040Quote
There will be more launch pads to be built along Wenchang's coast to the west of the currently under-construction commercial launch site, including those for Long March 10 and Long March 9, according to a CCTV interview:
https://weibo.com/6189120710/N06hsnOEO
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#137 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Jul, 2023 17:13
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1675531113035632640Quote
Latest footage of construction at Wenchang commercial launch site on July 2nd. The first launch will be Long March 8G from pad #1 in June, 2024
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/chEibATB8fcA… -
#138 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 Jul, 2023 05:47
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https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1676827092384731137Quote
Storage tanks being installed at the new commercial launch centre at Hainan this week. Will host first launches next year. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/c2g8Hmmsp7gN… -- https://spacenews.com/new-chinese-commercial-spaceport-to-host-first-launch-next-year/
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#139 by FutureSpaceTourist on 23 Jul, 2023 19:19
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https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1683194857966407680Quote
Latest footage of construction at Wenchang commercial launch site on July 20
At pad#1, a 3rd lightning tower has been finished & the 4th is growing
More footage of the fueling system, CZ-8 assembly building, mission tracking & control building, propulsion center and substation