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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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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

Qilu-1 was launched in April, developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is operated by Shandong Industrial Technology Research Institute.

CapabilityGeneralRelationshipsValue 4.6Dec 7, 2021China’s SAR satellite surge continues with new constellation plan

CAS Space, a Chinese Academy of Sciences spinoff, raised $31,000,000 in May 2021.

FinancialGrowthValue 4.0Aug 26, 2021Chinese commercial sector investment lagging in 2021

CAS Space, a spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, targeted a first launch of the ZK-1A solid rocket capable of lifting 1,500 kg to LEO around September 2021.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 3, 2021Mystery surrounds Chinese private rocket launch attempt

Xiamen-1 is planned to be part of a 108-satellite constellation with involvement from the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jun 9, 2021Shenzhen offers support to boost satellite sector in Chinese city

Spacety is working with LaserFleet, a spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences that plans to build a low Earth orbit constellation providing broadband services through laser communications.

RelationshipsGeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 25, 2019French startup ThrustMe found fast route to orbit through China’s Spacety

LaserFleet is a spin-off from the Chinese Academy of Sciences with plans to build a low Earth orbit constellation providing broadband services via laser communications.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

Spacety has five or six customers at institutes under the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducting experiments, including microgravity science research in cooperation with SpacePharma on a satellite launched in February 2017.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Nov 16, 2018Microsatellite maker Spacety looks to fill the gaps in the new Chinese market

CASC will develop high-throughput broadband communication satellites, technology test satellites, and a new round of space science missions developed under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 27, 2018China outlines intense period for human spaceflight, robotic exploration and satellite constellations
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