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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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CHEOS was approved in 2010 and was initially planned to consist of seven Gaofen satellites plus a near-space and airborne system and a ground segment, as presented by the China National Space Administration to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Mar 17, 2023China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

A memorandum of understanding was signed on 2022-09-16 by H.E. Salem Humaid AlMarri, Director General of MBRSC, and Wu Yanhua, Vice Administrator of CNSA, marking the first instance of cooperation between MBRSC and CNSA for a space mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Sep 19, 2022UAE rover to fly on China’s Chang’e-7 lunar south pole mission

The China National Space Administration will establish an early warning system and develop software to simulate operations against near-Earth objects and to test and verify basic procedures.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Jul 12, 2022China to target near-Earth object 2020 PN1 for asteroid deflection mission

Duan Baoyan is part of a special expert team on solar power satellite strategic research created by the China National Space Administration in 2014 that includes Long Lehao.

GovernanceValue 2.0Jun 14, 2022Chinese university completes space-based solar power ground test facility

The China National Space Administration launched the BRICS Joint Committee on Space Cooperation on 2022-05-25.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.5May 31, 2022Against Quad? China launches satellite-based Earth observation initiative with BRICS nations

The China National Space Administration established the Space Debris Monitoring and Application Center in 2015 at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 10, 2022Chinese official calls for protection of space assets, international coordination mechanisms

The CNSA’s Space Debris Monitoring and Application Center was established in 2015 at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 3.0Jan 20, 2022Chinese satellite in near miss with Russian ASAT test debris

China included a Mars sample return mission in the China National Space Administration’s 2021–2025 development plans.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 4, 2021China is planning a complex Mars sample return mission

Zhang Kejian is the Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

GovernanceValue 3.8Aug 20, 2021BRICS Space agencies sign agreement on sharing Remote Sensing satellite data

The China National Space Administration stated the agreement will enable cooperation among BRICS space agencies to create a virtual constellation of remote sensing satellites.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 20, 2021BRICS Space agencies sign agreement on sharing Remote Sensing satellite data

The European Space Agency received a letter of invitation to join the International Lunar Research Station co-signed by Dmitry Rogozin and the head of the China National Space Administration.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Jun 16, 2021ESA and EU to sign partnership agreement

Dmitry Rogozin and the head of the China National Space Administration co-signed a letter inviting the European Space Agency to join the International Lunar Research Station.

GeneralGovernanceValue 2.8Jun 16, 2021ESA and EU to sign partnership agreement

Roscosmos and CNSA will present a roadmap for creating the ILRS at a GLEX 2021 event on 2021-06-16.

PlanGeneralValue 2.8May 31, 2021Russia, China hope to secure partners for moon base project

The China National Space Administration released the first images taken by the Zhurong rover since its 2021-05-14 landing on Mars.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5May 19, 2021Nelson uses Chinese Mars landing as a warning to Congress

Yao Jianting, deputy general secretary of the China National Space Administration, said China is planning a second lunar sample return mission, Chang’e-6, in 2024 or 2025.

PlanGovernanceValue 4.0May 19, 2021Nelson uses Chinese Mars landing as a warning to Congress

ESA and CNSA are working together on the Solar wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission planned for launch in 2023.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.8Apr 7, 2021ESA, CNSA heads discuss future space plans

Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, and Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of Roscosmos, signed the memorandum during a virtual meeting on 2021-03-09.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.5Mar 9, 2021China, Russia enter MoU on international lunar research station

CNSA’s Tianwen-1 Mars mission entered Mars orbit on 2021-02-10.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021Goonhilly Has a New Antenna and They Plan to Use It for the Mars Landing

Dmitry Rogozin and China National Space Administration Director Zhang Kejian agreed they will probably build a Moon research base together.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.5Feb 17, 2021Russia, China to sign agreement on international lunar research station

Scientists at non-NASA U.S. institutions can request access to China’s newly acquired lunar samples by following procedures announced in January by the China National Space Administration.

LegalValue 3.6Feb 17, 2021NASA’s China exclusion could mean missed opportunity for Mars InSight
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