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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: China. Country: China. Latitude: 30.93743 deg. Longitude: 119.20575 deg.

Sounding rocket launch location known to have been used for 7 launches from 1960 to 1966, reaching up to 115 kilometers altitude.


General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology

1960 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Test mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). First launch of the all-up missile.

1963 December 1 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Test mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).

1964 July 19 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Life Science (mice) Biological mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1965 June 1 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Life Science (mice) Biological mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1965 June 5 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Life Science (mice) Biological mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1966 July 14 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Life Science (dog) Biological mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1966 July 28 - Launch Vehicle: T-7. Life Science (dog) Biological mission Agency: Shanghai. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).


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