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6/19/2025, 6:03:36 PM
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The wenchang construction teams (there are several, notably one under CALT, and another under the PLA) seem to hit some delays nowadays, the Hainan Commercial pads had a good year of delay and still faces infrastructure problem after their inaugural launches, there may be general problems with the teams there, also seaside construction in a jungle with regular typhoons may not be easy.
By contrast launch pads spring up like mushrooms in Jiuquan, Space Pioneer and Landspace's just got operational with two more in advanced construction, and CASC apparently started construction on a CZ-12/12A/12B (Zenit/F9 size) pad with the goal to finish it in only 5 months from groundbreaking; Haiyang (Shendong) is also quickly growing with 3 new "pads" (CZ-12A test infrastructure which according to a recent announcement will be reused for future launches, Space Epoch's and a new multipurpose sea launch platform) becoming operational since the start of the year.
The wenchang construction teams (there are several, notably one under CALT, and another under the PLA) seem to hit some delays nowadays, the Hainan Commercial pads had a good year of delay and still faces infrastructure problem after their inaugural launches, there may be general problems with the teams there, also seaside construction in a jungle with regular typhoons may not be easy.
By contrast launch pads spring up like mushrooms in Jiuquan, Space Pioneer and Landspace's just got operational with two more in advanced construction, and CASC apparently started construction on a CZ-12/12A/12B (Zenit/F9 size) pad with the goal to finish it in only 5 months from groundbreaking; Haiyang (Shendong) is also quickly growing with 3 new "pads" (CZ-12A test infrastructure which according to a recent announcement will be reused for future launches, Space Epoch's and a new multipurpose sea launch platform) becoming operational since the start of the year.
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