It is the only test facility to be outfitted with a DF-5 series silo for trials launches, and has been cited in the open press as the launch site for DF-31 and DF-31A trials.
The missile was fueled within the protection of its silo, and was raised to the launch position through doors at the top of the silo just minutes before launch.
导弹在其发射井的保护下加燃料,并在发射前几分钟通过发射井顶端的舱门升至发射位置。
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Unlike China's older silo-based strategic missiles, which would have been relatively easy to destroy before launch, the DF-31 can be concealed on the back of a lorry.