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Date: Dec 16 12:46 2008

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The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center was founded in March 1966 and came into full operation in 1968. Situated in Kelan County, the northwest part of Shanxi Province, 284 km away from Taiyuan City, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre (TSLC) is commissioned for sun-synchronous missions and thus supports all CZ-4 launches. Confusingly, this facility is also designated by U.S. intelligence as the Wuzhai Missile and Space Test Centre, despite the fact that the town of Wuzhai is located some considerable distance from Taiyuan space launch facility. Official name - China Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre (TSLC) PLA military code-name: Base 25 Sometimes referred to as Wu Zhai LOCATION Latitude: 38°50'55.88"N Longitude: 111°36'30.04"E Altitude: 1,500m Expand (58kb, 560 x 420) Surrounded by mountains, Taiyuan stands at an elevation of 1,500 meters. Its dry weather makes it ideal for launching solar-synchronous satellites. It has launched a variety of satellites, including weather, resource and communication __________________

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