[FPSPACE] More details on Wenchang launch site.

[Keith Gottschalk]

The only puzzling feature is that these places appear to be on the
north-east coast of Hainan, while the south-east coast would surely be
the best place for launches into both equatoral & polar orbital planes.
Presumably the trade-offs included where the deepest-draught harbour is,
road access, & where the existing power grid has a handy cable. 

In this case, we can assume that who represents which voting district,
nor the Humble Oil Corporation & Rice University, are not factors! (grin
:)

Keith.
>>>> Allen Thomson <thomsona at flash.net> 11/20/07 4:44 PM >>>
>http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_Completes_Enclosure_Of_Land_For_Fourth_Satellite_Launch_Center_

>999.html 
>
>China Completes Enclosure Of Land For Fourth Satellite Launch Center
>Beijing (XNA) 
>Nov 20, 2007
>
>China has finished enclosing land for its fourth satellite launch
>centre near Wenchang City on the southern Chinese island of Hainan.
[.....] will be located in
>Longlou Town, 
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