Where is the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center?

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center generally refers to the China Wenchang Space Launch Site, which is located in Longlou Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province, China. The launch site area is located around 19 degrees north latitude. China's Wenchang Space Launch Site is China's first open coastal space launch base and one of the few low-latitude launch sites in the world.

China Wenchang Space Launch Site started construction in September 2009. It consists of five major systems including test launch, measurement control, communication, meteorology, and technical service support. It is mainly responsible for geosynchronous orbit satellites and large-mass polar orbit satellites. , large-tonnage space station, cargo spacecraft, deep space probe and other launch missions. The launch center can launch the Long March 5 series rockets and the Long March 7 carrier rocket.

In January 2015, the Long March 7 carrier rocket arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site. This was the first appearance of the Long March 7 carrier rocket and the Wenchang launch system.

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1. Wenchang: Wenchang City, a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Hainan Province. Located in the northeastern part of Hainan Island, between 108°21′ and 111°03′ east longitude and 19°20′ and 20°10′ north latitude, it faces the sea on three sides in the east, south and north, and is adjacent to Meilan District and Qiongshan District in the west. It is adjacent to Ding'an County and Qionghai City in the southwest and has a tropical monsoon island climate. The city has a total land area of ??2,488 square kilometers and a sea area of ??4,600 square kilometers. It has 17 towns and 3 farms, with a population of 558,800. Wenchang, known as Zibei in ancient times, has a history of more than 2,100 years since its establishment in the Western Han Dynasty. It is one of the three historical ancient cities in Hainan, the birthplace of Hainan Minnan culture, and the location of the Hainan Wenchang Space Launch Center.

2. Wenchang Satellite Launch Center: Located near Longlou Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province, China, it is China's first coastal launch base and one of the few low-latitude launch sites in the world. The launch center can launch the Long March 5 series rockets and the Long March 7 carrier rocket, and is mainly responsible for the launch of geosynchronous orbit satellites, large-mass polar orbit satellites, large-tonnage space stations and deep space exploration satellites.

3. Aerospace: Aerospace is a highly comprehensive modern technology that involves many disciplines. It includes two major branches: aviation and aerospace.