Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) is a People's Republic of China space vehicle launch facility (spaceport).
The facility is part of Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10), and is located in the Gobi desert about 1,600 km from Beijing. Although the launch center is in Ejin Banner of Inner Mongolia's Alxa League, it is named after the nearest city, Jiuquan in Gansu Province.
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