China To Build New Space Launch Center In Southernmost Province – Xinhua

From Xinhua:

China plans to construct a new space launch center in Wenchang, China’s southernmost Hainan Province, according to official sources.

The new launch center aims to serve the next-generation rocket carriers that do emit poisonous and pollutive gas and new-type spacecraft.

The new launch site will be mainly used for launching synchronous satellites, heavy satellites, large space stations, and deep space probe satellites, according to the plan which has been approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission. [Full Text]

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