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The
酒泉卫星发射中心 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre JSCL in
甘肃 Gansu was established and opened |
1958 |
Preliminary research plan for a satellite (东方红一号 Dongfanghong-1) launch | 1958 |
China
successfully launched a 近程导弹 short-range missile |
1960 |
China
successfully launched 中近程导弹 medium and
short-range missiles |
1964 |
Decision
to develop and launch artificial Earth
satellites, codenamed "651" |
1965 |
Design
of launch vehicle of satellite assigned to
上海机电设计院 Shanghai Mechanical and Electrical
Design Institute |
1965 |
Birth
of 杨利伟 Yang Liwei - first person sent to space
by the 国家航天局 China National Space Administration |
1965 |
China's
first artificial Earth satellite was named 东方红一号
Dongfanghong-1, and the carrier rocket was officially named 长征一号 Long March-1 (code name: CZ-1) |
1966 |
Completion
of the 长征一号 Long March-1 carrier rocket test
drive |
1969 |
Satellite
东方红一号 Dongfanghong-1 launched at the 酒泉卫星发射中心
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center JSLC |
1970 |