Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

38°50′57″N 111°36′29″E / 38.8491°N 111.608°E / 38.8491; 111.608

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Long March 6 on Launch Pad 16
Location	Kelan, Xinzhou, Shanxi
Coordinates	38°50′56.71″N 111°36′30.59″E / 38.8490861°N 111.6084972°E / 38.8490861; 111.6084972
Short name	TSLC
Operator	CASC
Total launches	123[a]
Launch pad(s)	Four (Three active and One Retired)
Launch history
Status	Active
LA-7 launch history Status Retired Launches 26 First launch 6 September 1988 Long March 4A / Fengyun 1A Last launch 21 April 2009 Long March 2C / Yaogan 6 Associated rockets Long March 4A Long March 2C Long March 4B Long March 4C LA-9 launch history Status Active Launches 77 First launch 24 October 2008 Long March 4B / Shijian-6E & 6F Last launch 20 May 2024 Long March 2D / Beijing-3C 1~4 Associated rockets Long March 4B Long March 4C Long March 2C Long March 2D LA-16 launch history Status Active Launches 12 First launch 19 September 2015 Long March 6 / XY 2 Last launch 20 June 2023 Long March 6 / Shiyan 25 Associated rockets Long March 6 Kuaizhou-1A LA-9A launch history Status Active Launches 6 First launch 29 March 2022 Long March 6A / Pujiang-2 & Tiankun-2 Last launch 7 May 2024 Long March 6C / Demo Flight (4 satellites) Associated rockets Long March 6A Long March 6C

The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC)^[1] also known as Base 25 (Chinese: 二十五基地), is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility (spaceport). It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.

The facility was built as part of China's Third Front campaign to develop basic industry and national security in China's rugged interior in case of invasion by the Soviet Union or the United States.^[2]

Taiyuan sits at an altitude of 1500 meters and its dry climate makes it an ideal launch site. The site is primarily used to launch meteorological satellites, Earth resource satellites and scientific satellites on Long March launch vehicles into Sun-synchronous orbits. TSLC is also a major launch site for intercontinental ballistic missiles and overland submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) tests.

The site has a sophisticated Technical Center and Mission Command and Control Center. It is served by two feeder railways that connect with the Ningwu–Kelan railway.^[1]

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