An Explosion Severely Damaged
Rocket facilities at China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2021, commercial satellite imagery shows.
Jiuquan Spaceport Is Situated in The
Gobi Desert and hosts major orbital launches including all of the country’s Shenzhou human spaceflight missions.
Evidence of the Explosion Was
Discovered by space enthusiast Harry Stranger using imagery from Airbus and CNES and posted on Twitter June 10.
The Incident Occurred At
Facilities constructed around 16 kilometers to the southwest of Jiuquan’s two main launch complexes.
The Pair of Launch Pads
Are used by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
For Hypergolic Long March
Rocket launches for human spaceflight, civil, military and scientific missions and were unaffected by the blast.
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