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China has conducted the first launch of its solid-fuelled quick-reaction Long March-11 launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday
It is expected that 2020 will still see four launches using the Long March-11 rocket, the Long March-11H version, from a maritime launch platform
This was the ninth launch of the Long March-11, including the CZ-11H version launched from a maritime launch platform
The Long March-11 (Chang Zheng-11) is a small solid-fuelled quick-reaction launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) to provide an easy to operate quick-reaction launch vehicle, that can remain in storage for long period and to provide a reliable launch on short notice
LM-11’s first launch took place on September 25, 2015, when successfully orbited four satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
The CZ-11 can also be launched from a maritime launch platform using the CZ-11H version
The maritime launch platform is owned and run by an unnamed Chinese maritime engineering company
The Xichang Satellite Launch Centre is situated in the Sichuan Province, south-western China and is the country’s launch site for geosynchronous orbital launches
The Command and Control Centre is located seven kilometers south-west of the launch pad, providing flight and safety control during launch rehearsal and launch
Other facilities on the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre are the Launch Control Centre, propellant fuelling systems, communications systems for launch command, telephone and data communications for users, and support equipment for meteorological monitoring and forecasting
The first launch from Xichang took place at 12:25UTC on January 29, 1984, when the Chang Zheng-3 (Y1) was launched the Shiyan Weixing (14670 1984-008A) communications satellite into orbit
The next launch from China will take place on May 31 when the Long March (Y51) rocket will be launched from Jiuquan’s LC43/94 orbiting the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite