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Machangku Destination Guide

Discover Machangku in China

Machangku in the region of Sichuan is a place located in China - some 1,140 mi or ( 1835 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .

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Local time in Machangku is now 09:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yuecheng, Yanjing, Xinshiba, Xincheng, and Xichang. When in this area, you might want to check out Yuecheng . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Machangku ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mianning County

Mianning County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

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Located at 28.53 102.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Amdo, County-level divisions of Sichuan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

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.

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Located at 28.25 102.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 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.

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Located at 28.25 102.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sichuan, Chinese space program facilities, Space centres, Spaceports