Base 20 Jiuquan Space Facility

Satellite Imagery of the Jiuquan Space Launch Facility

Pictures

Maps

Imagery Overview

South Technical Center

South Launch Center

North Technical Center

Shenzhou 5 Imagery - 2003

New launch pad built at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center PLA Daily 31 Dec 2003

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CIA Country Map of China showing the approximate location of Jiuquan

Landsat imagery showing the location of the North and South Technical Centers and the South Launch Center.

Overview of the Jiuquan space launch facility and nearby city of Hexixincun. All DigitalGlobe imagery as of 24 August 2003 unless otherwise stated.

Hexixincun is about 6 kilometer to the west of the launch facility and is the Chinese eqivalent of the U.S. Cape Canaveral.

The Launch vehicle vertical processing building is over 1400 meters from the launch pad.

Close-up of the launch vehicle processing building.

Close-up of the launch pad

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