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China Central Television (CCTV)

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China Central Television (CCTV) is the national television broadcaster of the People's Republic of China. While not directly a space agency or manufacturer, CCTV plays a significant role in the space industry by reporting on China's space program, including manned missions, satellite launches, and space exploration activities. CCTV also transmits educational TV programs via satellite. CCTV is a key media outlet for disseminating information about China's advancements and activities in space.

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China Central Television reported in March that the Long March 8 series is set to fly fifteen times in total in 2026.

PlanValue 3.6Jul 5, 2026Largest Qianfan Group Delivered via Upgraded Launch Vehicle [Long March 8A Y9]

China Central Television reported in March that the Long March 8 and Long March 8A launch vehicles were scheduled to fly 15 times in total in 2026.

PlanValue 3.8Jun 13, 2026Wenchang Prepares for up to Thirty Long March 8 Missions per Year

China Central Television reported at the end of 2025 that Nebula-1A will make its debut launch from Haiyang and attempt a first-stage splashdown.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 5, 2026Deep Blue Aerospace's Nebula-1A Appears in Haiyang Ahead of Potential First Launch

China Central Television released images of BF-20 during test firings.

GeneralValue 2.0Mar 6, 2026LandSpace's BF-20 Engine Reaches 220 Tons of Thrust in Latest Comprehensive Tests

Wu Yansheng is chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and delivered a lecture broadcast by China Central Television on 2022-12-20.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Dec 22, 2022China sets out clear and independent long-term vision for space

Liu Bing, director of the general design department at CALT, confirmed the new reusable-first-stage direction for Long March 9 in an interview with China Central Television on 2022-11-07.

PlanGovernanceValue 3.0Nov 9, 2022China scraps expendable Long March 9 rocket plan in favor of reusable version

MinoSpace developed the payload for the first Chinese private orbital launch attempt for China Central Television, a launch in October 2018 that failed due to an issue with the rocket’s third stage.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 10, 2019Chinese satellite startups Galaxy Space, MinoSpace secure new funding

Landspace made the first private Chinese attempt to reach orbit last October with the Zhuque-1 solid rocket, but the launch failed when the Zhuque-1 suffered an issue with its third stage and the payload for China Central Television fell into the Indian Ocean.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 27, 2019Chinese private firm OneSpace fails with first orbital launch attempt

The lost payload was the Weila-1 satellite with a mass of 10–30 kg developed by Beijing MinoSpace Technology for China Central Television (CCTV).

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 27, 2018Landspace fails to reach orbit with milestone private Chinese launch

Landspace planned to launch Zhuque-1 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2018 carrying a small remote sensing satellite for China Central Television (CCTV) into sun-synchronous orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Sep 7, 2018Chinese startups OneSpace, iSpace succeed with suborbital launches

Landspace will launch the three-stage solid-propellant Zhuque-1 rocket into orbit in the final quarter of 2018 carrying a small satellite for China Central Television (CCTV).

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Aug 2, 2018Landspace of China to launch first rocket in Q4 2018

Landspace plans to launch its first LandSpace-1 (LS-1) three-stage solid rocket by September to carry a satellite for China Central Television (CCTV).

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Jul 10, 2018Commercial Chinese companies set sights on methalox rockets, first orbital launches
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