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Gugulou Destination Guide

Explore Gugulou in China

Gugulou in the region of Sichuan is a town in China - some 1,166 mi or ( 1876 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gugulou is now 05:54 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yuecheng, Yanjing, Xinshiba, Xinhua, and Xichang. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yuecheng . Where to go and what to see in Gugulou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 28 km away
Tags: Anti-satellite missiles, Guided missiles by mission, Satellites, Space weapons

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 28 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sichuan, Chinese space program facilities, Space centres, Spaceports