Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou[4][5] is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is more than 600 km (370 mi) wide from east to west, occupying 191,342 km 2 (73,878 sq mi), although its built-up area is …

It was founded in 1958, the first of China's four spaceports. As with most Chinese launch facilities, it is remote and generally closed to foreigners. The Satellite Launch Center is a part of Dongfeng Space City (东风航天城), also known as Base 10 (十号基地) or Dongfeng base (东风基地).

Jiuquan, city, western Gansu sheng (province), China. An important staging post on the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia, Jiuquan was founded in 111 bce as a military outpost. From 602 ce onward it was the seat of Suzhou prefecture, and under the Tang dynasty (618–907) it was given its present name.

Jiuquan (酒泉; Jiǔquán) is a city in Gansu Province, best known as the home of China's human spaceflight program.

Feb 15, 2025 · The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) is far more than a collection of launch pads and buildings in the seemingly endless Gobi Desert. It represents a crucial element of China’s space program, a location where ambitions of reaching the cosmos have repeatedly transformed into tangible realities.

Jul 22, 2024 · Jiuquan is the hometown of Dunhuang art, the cradle of modern spaceflight, and the birthplace of China's oil and nuclear industry. About 200 km (124 mi) away from Jiuquan City, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre is the earliest and largest comprehensive rocket and satellite launch center in China and the only manned space launch site.

The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), located in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia, China, is one of the country’s most significant and oldest launch sites.

Apr 7, 2025 · Jiuquan, or “Wine Spring,” is a major stopover on the "Silk Road" northwestwards from Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province. From the second century B.C., commissioners and high-ranking officers were dispatched by the rulers of Western Han Dynasty (306 B.C.- 34 A.D.) to develop the region.

Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is more than 600 km wide from east to west, occupying 191,342 km2, although its built-up area is mostly located in its Suzhou District.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, situated at 100 degrees East, 41 degrees North, is located in the Jiuquan Region, Gansu province, north-western China. It was China's first ballistic missile and satellite launch center.