Wenchang Space Launch Site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wenchang_Space_Launch_Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:advantage closer to equator for higher payload efficiency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wenchang_Satellite_Launch_Center
gptkb:文昌航天发射场
gptkbp:area about 20 km²
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2009
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 19° N
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wenchang Space Launch Site
gptkbp:latitude 19.6144° N
gptkbp:launchPad gptkb:LC-101
gptkb:LC-201
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wenchang,_Hainan,_China
gptkbp:longitude 110.9515° E
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Chang'e_5_lunar_mission
gptkb:Tianhe_core_module
gptkb:Tianzhou_cargo_spacecraft
gptkbp:opened 2014
gptkbp:openToPublic viewing areas available
gptkbp:operator gptkb:China_National_Space_Administration
gptkbp:primaryRocket gptkb:satellite
gptkb:Long_March_7
gptkb:Long_March_8
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:usedFor geostationary satellite launches
lunar mission launches
space station module launches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:piston_engine
gptkb:Hainan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5