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Haikou

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Haikou
Haikou
Credit: © Mark Wade

Sounding rocket launch location for rockets reaching 120 - 300 km altitude. Construction began in 1986 and the site was inaugurated in 1988. The site includes a single launch pad, a buried control bunker, tracking radars and payload processing buildings. After known use in 1988-1991, it was used again for military launches from 2017.

Related

Country
China
Launch Vehicles
Zhinui
Bibliography
2

Chronology

6 events

1988 December 19

Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Zhinui.
  • Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1988 December 20

Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Zhinui.
  • Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1988 December 22

Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Zhinui.
  • Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1988 December 24

Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Zhinui.
  • Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

1991 January 22

Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Zhinui.
  • Test mission - . Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

2018 April 4

18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Haikou. Launch Vehicle: Shian Quxian 1.
  • Hyperbola-1S - . Nation: China. Apogee: 108 km (67 mi). Test mission. Impacted S China Sea..