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Space launch site(s) China, in 3 editions.

The entry for China published Space launch site(s) in 3 editions of 36, from 2023 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Space launch site(s) in every entry.

editions changed the text
2
the first edition with it
2023
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Space launch site(s)” (2023 to 2025).

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2025 edition

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  • Jiuquan Launch Center (Inner Mongolia);
  • Xichang Launch Center (Sichuan);
  • Wenchang Launch Center (Hainan; Wenchang includes a commercial launch pad, the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, which became operational in December 2024);
  • Taiyuan Launch Center (Shanxi);
  • Eastern Spaceport (Shandong; a coastal spaceport designed to facilitate maritime launches) (2025)

Jiuquan Launch Center (Inner Mongolia), Mongolia); Xichang Launch Center (Sichuan), (Sichuan); Wenchang Launch Center (Hainan; Wenchang includes a commercial launch pad, the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, which became operational in December 2024), 2024); Taiyuan Launch Center (Shanxi), (Shanxi); Eastern Spaceport (Shandong; a coastal spaceport designed to facilitate maritime launches); note - China also has a ship capable of conducting space launches (2024) launches) (2025)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “China: Space launch site(s).” The World Factbook, 2023–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/china/space-launch-site-s.

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