Latitude and longitude of 596 (nuclear test)
- In China
Satellite map of 596 (nuclear test)
596, originally named by Western intelligence agencies Chic-1, is the codename of the People's Republic of China's first nuclear weapons test, detonated on October 16, 1964, at the Lop Nur test site. It was a uranium-235 implosion fission device and had a yield of 22 kilotons. With the test, China became the fifth nuclear power.
Latitude: 42° 34' 59.99" N
Longitude: 88° 29' 59.99" E