Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (photo)

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