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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 Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, Chinese Academy of Sciences built the experimental connectivity satellite Chuangxin-26.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jul 10, 2026China Recovers Rocket Booster, Debuts New Launch Vehicle! [Long March 10B Y1]

The twenty Qianfan satellites launched on July 5 were manufactured by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.9Jul 5, 2026Largest Qianfan Group Delivered via Upgraded Launch Vehicle [Long March 8A Y9]

Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. was jointly established by the Jilin Provincial People’s Government, the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, social capital, and key technical personnel.

GovernanceValue 2.0Jul 4, 2026Changguang (CGSTL/Jilin sats) raises ¥5B ($736M) in equity ChinamobileL1 2520 sats constellation plans turns out to be for orbital datacenters, not coms?! HSPACE (Fancy space) not only plans CZ12A-like HY-1, but also CZ10C-scale HY-2 Wenchang sat superfactory prod. line review

Hu Haiying is President of the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GovernanceValue 3.0Jun 12, 2026Qianfan Wants 100+ New Satellites Launched by End of July

The Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences produced the eighteen Qianfan satellites launched on June 5.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 5, 2026Qianfan Reaches 200 Satellites Following Wenchang Mission [Long March 8 Y9]

Before becoming a taikonaut, Zhang Hongzhang was a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GovernanceValue 2.8May 24, 2026Shenzhou-23 Soars Toward Tiangong With Three Taikonauts [Long March 2F/G Y23]

SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.2May 23, 2026SMILE osserva come le tempeste solari colpiscono la Terra

SMILE is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 2.0May 22, 2026Multi-Country Supply Chain Delivers Critical Systems for ESA-China Solar Wind Mission

SMILE was developed jointly by the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.5May 21, 2026L’economia del “sorriso”, la prima missione congiunta Europa e Cina

SMILE is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.4May 19, 2026Last night, Avio successfully launched Vega-C VV29 with the joint ESA-CAS SMILE mission. This was the first Vega launch to be operated by Avio. The next Vega-C launch will either carry KASA's KOMPSAT-6 and ASI's PLATiNO-1, or ESA's Sentinel-1C and FLEX.

ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences launched the SMILE mission on May 19, 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2May 19, 2026Joint European-Chinese SMILE Mission Launches to Map Earth’s Magnetic Shield

The UltraViolet Imager is a joint venture involving the University of Calgary, the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Polar Research Institute of China, and Centre Spatial de Liège.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 19, 2026Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!

SMILE is a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 3.2May 19, 2026Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!

Smile is a joint European Space Agency and Chinese Academy of Sciences mission.

GeneralValue 2.0May 19, 2026Smile spacecraft launches to study Earth’s magnetosphere and space weather

The Magnetometer is a joint venture involving the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

RelationshipsValue 3.5May 19, 2026Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!

Avio launched the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) for the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences from the European Spaceport in French Guiana using a Vega C launcher.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.5May 19, 2026Avio lancia con successo il satellite Smile con Vega C. Ranzo “Una pietra miliare”

SMILE is a joint scientific mission launched in 2015 by the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

GeneralValue 3.2May 19, 2026Urso: “Avio debutta con Vega C nella gestione dei lanci”

The Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was tasked with producing the China-made spacecraft platform components for SMILE.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 19, 2026Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!

The Light Ion Analysers are a joint venture involving the Chinese National Space Science Centre, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory, and the Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas.

RelationshipsValue 4.0May 19, 2026Vega-C Successfully Places Sino-European SMILE Spacecraft Into Orbit!

SMILE is a joint scientific mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences that was established in 2015.

GeneralValue 3.0May 19, 2026Avio lancia con successo il satellite Smile con Vega C. Ranzo “Una pietra miliare”
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