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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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中国科学院

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a national scientific institution and academic governing body in China, playing a vital role in the country's space program. CAS is responsible for planning and executing space science missions, developing space technologies, and conducting research in areas like space physics and space environment. It collaborates with organizations like the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on projects including lunar and deep space exploration. Key areas of focus for CAS include the study of the universe, space-time ripples, the Sun-Earth relationship, habitable planets, and space-based biological and physical sciences.

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) subsidiary CAST and Microsat under the Chinese Academy of Sciences are contracted to manufacture satellites for the Guowang constellation.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 9, 2023China’s first stackable satellite reaches orbit on solid rocket launch

CASC subsidiary CAST and Microsat under the Chinese Academy of Sciences are contracted to manufacture satellites for Guowang.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0May 31, 2023China looks to Long March 8 rocket to help launch its answer to Starlink

Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. is a remote sensing satellite manufacturer and operator spun off from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 28, 2023Orienspace of China targets first launch in second half of the year

The Chinese Academy of Sciences unveiled a prototype of an Ingenuity-like helicopter for Mars sample collection in 2021.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Apr 23, 2023China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission

The Chinese Academy of Sciences developed Tianxing-1 as part of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan.

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

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is cooperating with the National Space Science Center to develop a medium-to-high Earth orbit satellite for quantum communications.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 10, 2023China is developing a quantum communications satellite network

Subsidiaries of CASC, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, commercial launch company iSpace, and Deep Blue Aerospace have signed contracts to establish a presence in Wenchang International Aerospace City.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 24, 2023New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

The Chinese Academy of Sciences provides the propulsion module, service module, satellite bus, mission operations, and Chinese-developed instruments for SMILE.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.3Feb 20, 2023ESA, China conduct spacecraft-rocket integration tests but joint science mission delayed to 2025

CAS Space (Zhongke Aerospace), a spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, planned three PR-1 (Lijian-1) solid rocket launches in 2023 following its first successful launch in July 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Feb 13, 2023Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is evaluating 13 missions for possible implementation across 2025–2030 as part of the SPP III round of missions.

PlanValue 3.4Oct 17, 2022China considering mission to Ceres and large dark matter space telescope

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) develops spacecraft including Beidou satellites and has previously launched sounding rockets.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Jul 27, 2022CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch

Some of the six satellites deployed on the Lijian-1 first flight were developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites under the Chinese Academy of Sciences to conduct space technology research, atmospheric density measurements, quantum key distribution experiments, and electromagnetic tests.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 27, 2022CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch

Lijian-1 can carry 1,500 kg of payload into a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 27, 2022CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch

CAS Space, spun off from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is preparing for its first mission using the ZK-1A designed to carry up to 2 metric tons to LEO and is scheduled to lift off in June or July 2022.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.3May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

Institutes belonging to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other state entities have signed contracts to establish a presence in Wenchang International Aerospace City.

RelationshipsValue 2.7Apr 28, 2022China’s Wenchang aims to become commercial space hub

The Einstein Probe was proposed in 2013 and approved in 2017 as part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Strategic Priority Program on Space Science second phase.

PlanGovernanceValue 3.5Mar 30, 2022China to launch Einstein Probe in 2023 to observe violent cosmic events

The Einstein Probe passed a major review on 2022-03-25 organized by the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

PlanValue 2.8Mar 30, 2022China to launch Einstein Probe in 2023 to observe violent cosmic events

CAS Space is registered as Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. and was spun off from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in December 2018.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.6Mar 18, 2022China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities

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

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

GovernanceValue 3.5Feb 23, 2022Moon-bound rocket stage still most likely from 2014 Chang’e mission, despite China’s denial
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