China begins space center construction in southern island of Hainan
12:07, 14 September 2009
WENCHANG. September 14. KAZINFORM China on Monday began construction of its new space launch center in Wenchang City, on the northeast coast of the tropical island province of Hainan, which is scheduled to be completed by 2013; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The Hainan Space Satellite Launch Center, the fourth and the lowest latitude one in China, only 19 degrees north of the equator, would allow China to take part in more international commercial space launches, said Wang Weichang, director of the Hainan Space Center Project Headquarters; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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