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China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)

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中国航天科工集团有限公司

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise and a primary contractor for China's space program. CASIC designs, develops, and manufactures spacecraft, launch vehicles, missile systems, and ground equipment and is the largest missile maker in China. It is involved in crewed spaceflight, lunar exploration, and the development of spaceplanes like the Tengyun, intended for space tourism.

gov civilFounded 1961
History · 1 eventJul 1, 1999 · China Aerospace Corporation splits into China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)
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Kuaizhou-11 was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and manufactured by ExPace.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Jun 17, 2026ExPace Rocket Disappears After Liftoff From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-11 Y13]

The Long March 2D is owned by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.

GeneralValue 2.0May 30, 2026Guowang Direct-to-Device Test Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y119]

The Space Engineering General Department of the Second Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation has claimed development of another Weixing Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan satellite.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0May 30, 2026Guowang Direct-to-Device Test Satellites Delivered From Xichang [Long March 2D Y119]

CASIC’s Academy of Launch Technology, also known as Sanjiang Group, is partially divesting from ExPace.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Apr 13, 2026Back in Dec, another sale of 29.6% of Expace happened, buyer was recently unveiled to be a Wuhan Municipality-owned investment fund. In fact it seems the 1st sale (to a Sichuan group?) may have fallen through, possibly because of relocation risks.

The Three-Body Computing Constellation was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 16, 2026China Completes In-Orbit Testing of “Three-Body” AI Computing Constellation

The two primary space SOEs in China are the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).

GeneralValue 1.8Dec 22, 2025State-owned enterprises and commercial space in China

Kuaizhou-11 is a larger commercial launch vehicle developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and manufactured by ExPace.

CapabilityGeneralRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 13, 2025New Commercial Cargo Spacecraft Reaches Orbit for Yearlong Mission [Kuaizhou-11 Y8]

Kuaizhou-1A is one of the first commercial launch vehicles from China, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and now manufactured by ExPace.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.0Dec 5, 2025Maritime Navigation Duo Launched From Jiuquan [Kuaizhou-1A Flight-31]

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) plans to have 192 satellites operating in VLEO by 2027 and 300 by 2030.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Dec 2, 2025A Closer Look at VLEO: The New Frontier in Orbit

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and the China Manned Space Agency will likely be unaffected by the new Commercial Space Department regulator.

LegalValue 2.0Nov 29, 2025China National Space Administration Establishes New Commercial Space Department

Expace is a commercial spinoff from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).

RelationshipsValue 2.3Nov 23, 2025Sizing Up China's Commercial Launchers

The government of Hubei province and the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation are partners for the Chutian satellites.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 9, 2025CAS Space Delivers Test Satellites for Remote Sensing Constellation [Kinetica-1 Y9]

Before the acquisition, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation controlled 56.4347 percent of ExPace.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Oct 21, 2025Orienspace Outlines Path Forward for Gravity-1, ExPace Sees Majority Stake Sale

CASIC's Academy of Launch Technology is partially divesting from ExPace, the Kuaizhou Launch provider.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 15, 2025R to @TAbusnardo: CASIC's Academy of Launch Technology (Sanjiang Group) is partially divesting from ExPace, the Kuaizhou Launch provider, selling 31% of its 56% share in the company to a subsidiary of Province-owned Sichuan Development (Holdings) https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1123932940685803541 https://www.163.com/dy/article/KA0MBNH005563KCB.html?spss=dy_author

Expace, a spinoff of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), provided the Kuaizhou-1A rocket used to launch the HeDe-3 A–E satellites.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Aug 14, 2023China launches first geosynchronous orbit radar satellite

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) will begin building a constellation of 300 satellites in very-low Earth orbit (VLEO) late 2023.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jul 24, 2023China’s CASIC to begin launching VLEO satellites in December

The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) is preparing to launch the first satellite for a very-low Earth orbit (VLEO) constellation.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Mar 30, 2023Chinese defense contractor to begin launching VLEO satellites

A subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation won a bid to construct an ocean observation satellite ground system.

RelationshipsValue 3.4Feb 2, 2023China to build satellite ground stations in Antarctica

Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 rockets developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) and its affiliates remain grounded after failures in 2021 and 2020 respectively.

GeneralGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) completed a factory in Wuhan last year that will eventually be capable of manufacturing 240 small satellites per year.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Apr 6, 2022New Chinese small sat manufacturing capacity could have international ramifications
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