NEW SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE SONGLIN SPACE LAUNCH SITE A, CHINA (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 17, 1982
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1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE NEW CHINESE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE, LONG
MARCH 3, FIED AT SONGLIN SPACE LAUNCH SITE A FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE THREE-STAGE SPACE LAUNCH SERVICE GANTRY
ARMS ARE RETRACTED. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE
LAUNCH AT THE MISSILE SERVICE
TOWER. THE SERVICE GANTRY ARMS
WERE CLOSED, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT
POSSIBLE. THE PRESENCE OF THE LONG MARCH 3 ON THE PAD IS
PROBABLY A CONTINUATION OF COMPATABILITY TESTING OF MISSILE
EQUIPMENT AND THE LAUNCH FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE
THE COMPLETION OF THE LAUNCH SITE IN LATE FEBRUARY 1982.
(S/D) THE SONGLIN SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX HAS BEEN UNDER
CONSTRUCTION SINCE 1971. ITS RELATIVE SOUTHERN LOCATION
INDICATES THAT GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES WILL BE LAUNCHED FROM
HERE USING THE LONG MARCH 3, A THREE-STAGE DERIVATIVE OF THE
TWO-STAGE CSL-2.
3. COORDINATES 28-14-50N 102-01-43E
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NEW SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE
SONGLIN SPACE LAUNCH SITE A, CHINA
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