The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, situated in Kelan County of
north China's Shanxi
Province, was founded in March 1966 and came into full
operation in 1968.
Surrounded by mountains, Taiyuan stands at an elevation of 1,500
meters. Its dry weather makes it ideal for launching
solar-synchronous satellites. It has launched a variety of
satellites, including weather, resource and communication
satellites into geostationary and other orbits.