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Songlin Destination Guide

Discover Songlin in China

Songlin in the region of Sichuan is a town located in China - some 1,145 mi or ( 1842 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Songlin

Local time in Songlin is now 08:07 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yuecheng, Yanjing, Xinshiba, Xincheng, and Xinlong. When in this area, you might want to check out Yuecheng . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Songlin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) also known as Base 27 (27基地), is a People’s Republic of China space vehicle launch facility approximately 64 km northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan. The facility became operational in 1984 and is primarily used to launch powerful thrust rockets and geostationary communications and weather satellites.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.25 102.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sichuan, Chinese space program facilities, Space centres, Spaceports

Anti-satellite weapon

Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Currently, only the United States, the former Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China are known to have developed these weapons.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.25 102.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Anti-satellite missiles, Guided missiles by mission, Satellites, Space weapons