上海航天技术研究院
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), established in 1961, is a major Chinese space organization and a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). SAST designs, develops, and manufactures launch vehicles like the Long March series, as well as various satellites for communication, remote sensing, and other applications. They are also involved in air defense systems and have partnerships with entities like the University of Sheffield and the China Academy of Space Technology. SAST plays a key role in China's space program, including contributions to deep space exploration and the Chinese Space Station.
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A new variant of the Long March 6 developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology was expected later in 2020.
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology may hold a test flight of the Long March 6A in 2020 with a core stage using a pair of 120-ton-thrust engines and four solid side boosters.
The Long March 6 uses kerosene and liquid oxygen propellant for its first two stages and was designed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, both belonging to CASC, are developing vertical takeoff and vertical landing launch vehicles including the new Long March 8 and a variant of the Long March 6 using kerosene and liquid oxygen.
The third-stage issue in the August 2016 Long March 4C failure was confined to the Long March 4C variant developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST).
SAST plans to conduct three launches of the Long March 6 in 2019.
In the previous year SAST provided Long March 2 and Long March 4 series rockets for 11 launches, all successful.
SAST plans 14 additional 2019 launches using Long March 2D, Long March 4B, and Long March 4C rockets for launches to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits.