China's brand-new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan Province is ready for the launch of a Long March-7 carrier rocket scheduled for June 25, 2016. (Photo/Southern Metropolis Daily)
(ECNS) -- China's brand-new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan Province has warmly welcomed visitors to watch the spectacular launch of a Long March-7 carrier rocket scheduled for June 25, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.
Long March-7, one of China's new generation carrier rockets, arrived at Wenchang on Saturday afternoon. The rocket will transport cargo for China's planned space station and is expected to become a main carrier for missions.
The center was established during 2009 in Wenchang city of southern island province Hainan and is China's newest rocket launch facility following the Xichang center in Sichuan Province, Taiyuan center in Shanxi Province and Jiuquan center in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The upcoming launch will be the first time the Wenchang center will be in official use.
The city's office in charge of affairs at the facility has suggested the eight best viewing points, which together are capable of handling 37,800 visitors. Half of the recommended sites are on beaches close to hotels.
A staff member at Hilton Hotel said all rooms have been reserved in the run-up to the launch. A resort in Longtan Township, which claims to have the shortest linear distance to the launch site at about 2.8 kilometers, is also fully booked. The resort offered tickets for viewing the launch at prices ranging from 288 yuan ($48) to 388 yuan per visitor.
Other viewing sites include a park west of Qinglan Bridge, Aerospace Science Center and beaches in Longtan Township.
The city also promised to release traffic updates and enforce traffic controls for the convenience of spectators on launch day.
