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China National Space Administration (CNSA)

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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the governmental organization of the People's Republic of China responsible for managing national space activities. Founded in 1993, CNSA helps guide China's space law, operates a fleet of satellites for Earth observation, and sends missions to explore the Solar System. It contracts with state-owned companies like the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) for the development of launch vehicles and spacecraft and manages programs like the Chang'e lunar exploration program. CNSA also engages in international collaborations with other space agencies.

gov civilFounded 1993
History · 1 eventJun 1, 1993 · Ministry of Aerospace Industry dissolved into China Aerospace Industry Corporation (CASC predecessor) and CNSA
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The China National Space Administration manages China’s civil space activities.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 17, 2026Saudi, Chinese Space Officials Hold Cooperation Discussions

China National Space Administration and Saudi officials held discussions on the China-Saudi Arabia Space Cooperation Agreement, deep-space exploration, space debris, and communications satellites.

LegalGeneralValue 1.5Jul 17, 2026Saudi, Chinese Space Officials Hold Cooperation Discussions

The Saudi delegation met with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation President Zhou Jie, Chief Accountant Chen Lin, China National Space Administration Administrator Shan Zhongde, and Chief Engineer Li Guoping.

GovernanceValue 2.2Jul 17, 2026Saudi, Chinese Space Officials Hold Cooperation Discussions

Abdullah Alswaha met with officials from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and the China National Space Administration on the sidelines of meetings about artificial intelligence and other technological innovations.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.0Jul 17, 2026Saudi, Chinese Space Officials Hold Cooperation Discussions

China National Space Administration and Saudi officials reached broad consensus on cooperation in deep-space exploration, space debris, and communications satellites.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.4Jul 17, 2026Saudi, Chinese Space Officials Hold Cooperation Discussions

Ma Xingrui is a former director of the China National Space Administration.

GovernanceValue 2.2Jul 15, 2026Former CNSA director Ma Xingrui expelled from Communist Party.

China was represented at the BRICS space meeting by Chief Engineer Li Guoping of the China National Space Administration.

GeneralGovernanceValue 1.8Jun 27, 2026BRICS Space Agency Heads Consider a 'Space Council', Expanding Cooperation

CAS Space identified Tianyan-27 as a cultural communication satellite supported by the China National Space Administration and the Cultural Communication Center of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.5May 15, 2026CAS Space Delivers City-Backed Earth Imaging Satellites From Jiuquan [Kinetica-1 Y13]

The China National Space Administration opened select test facilities to support innovations in capital-intensive spacecraft and launch vehicle systems and capabilities after the roundtable meeting.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.2May 2, 2026China Releases Space Standards System for Commercial Enterprises

The China National Space Administration simultaneously introduced a certification system for the use of existing testing sites that are not under government ownership.

LegalValue 2.8May 2, 2026China Releases Space Standards System for Commercial Enterprises

The China National Space Administration issued the first version of the Commercial Spaceflight Standards System on April 24.

LegalValue 3.5May 2, 2026China Releases Space Standards System for Commercial Enterprises

China National Space Administration Administrator Shan Zhongde held a roundtable meeting with the heads of fourteen commercial space enterprises before the launch of the standards system.

GovernanceLegalValue 3.0May 2, 2026China Releases Space Standards System for Commercial Enterprises

The China National Space Administration has opened an international cooperation opportunity for the Xihe-2 solar observation mission.

PlanRelationshipsValue 2.5Apr 27, 2026La Cina invita i partner internazionali alla missione di osservazione solare

CNSA has selected five international, Hong Kong, and Macao cooperation payloads for the Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Apr 24, 2026Tianwen-3 Mars sample return: CNSA has selected five international and Hong Kong and Macao cooperation payloads to add to the mission, scheduled to launch in late 2028 via two Long March 5 rockets. Return to Earth with ~500g of samples in 2031.

China’s LESEC, the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, was moved from directly under CNSA to directly under SASTIND.

GovernanceValue 3.6Apr 14, 2026It seems the reality is more subtle, CNSA's LESEC (Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center) was moved up from directly under CNSA to directly under SASTIND, probably enabling more direct integration, but it remains civilian-side, unlike CMSA

The China National Space Administration pledged in November to fold commercial-space projects into China’s international cooperation agenda.

LegalGeneralValue 1.5Mar 13, 2026Who’s Working With China on Space?

The China National Space Administration formed a commercial space department to regulate commercial space activities.

LegalGeneralValue 4.0Mar 13, 2026Who’s Working With China on Space?

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is leveraging civil infrastructure to enhance its military tracking and telemetry capabilities.

CapabilityValue 2.0Jan 15, 2026U.S. Officials Monitor Expansion of China’s Global Satellite Ground Infrastructure

CNSA has released an image of Tianwen-2 in deep space using a robotic arm.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Dec 31, 2025China has a record of releasing some epic deep space imagery around its national day (Tianwen-1 below) and new year's day. Let's see if we'll get something new tomorrow from Tianwen-2 as it heads for asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). And have a great New Year's Eve, everyone!

Engineers from the China National Space Administration have started to investigate the failed recovery attempt of the first-stage booster.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Dec 26, 2025China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight
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