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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)

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中国航天科技集团有限公司

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the primary state-owned contractor for China's space program. As a large enterprise group, CASC designs, develops, manufactures, and launches a variety of space products, including launch vehicles, satellites, manned spaceships, and deep space explorers. CASC also provides commercial launch services and contributes to China's national space initiatives like lunar exploration and the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The corporation has numerous subsidiaries and partners, and is a key player in China's efforts to become a leading space power.

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History · 2 eventsJul 1, 1999 · China Aerospace Corporation splits into China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC)
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is planning more than 40 launches for 2020, including missions to Mars and a lunar sample return.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Jan 9, 2020Chinese launch firm Galactic Energy raises $21.5 million

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation carried out 27 launches involving 66 satellites across 2019 with one failure.

GeneralPlanValue 2.5Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans launches of remote sensing and weather satellites and commercial payloads in 2020.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans to launch a new generation recoverable satellite for microgravity research.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation listed completing the Beidou navigation satellite system, launching missions to Mars and a lunar sample return, and test launches of three new launch vehicles among its major goals for 2020.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans launches of the Apstar-6D communications satellite based on a new DFH-4E bus in 2020.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans launches of Hongyan low-Earth orbit internet satellites in 2020.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 3, 2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) will launch around 30 rockets in 2020.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 3, 2019China to continue world-leading launch rate in 2020

On 2019-01-29, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation planned a return-to-flight of the Long March 5 for July.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 14, 2019China begins preparations for crucial Long March 5 rocket launch

Chinarocket Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, is set to test launch the Commercial Jielong-1 solid microlauncher in August after transportation to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in late July.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.2Aug 12, 2019Chinese Linkspace reaches 300 meters with launch and landing test

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation planned a mission dress rehearsal at Wenchang at the end of 2019 involving a non-flight model of the rocket and the Chinese Space Station core module.

PlanValue 3.5Jul 19, 2019China’s Tiangong-2 space lab reenters over South Pacific

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation planned a mission dress rehearsal at Wenchang at the end of 2019 involving a non-flight model of the rocket and the CSS core module as part of preparations for the Long March 5B test flight.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 12, 2019China set to carry out controlled deorbiting of Tiangong-2 space lab

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) developed the Long March 5 rocket.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 21, 2019China’s moon, Mars and space station missions may be facing delays

The Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology, an institute under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), completed testing of a variable-thrust engine capable of 7,500 newtons of thrust.

CapabilityValue 4.5May 29, 2019China’s first Mars spacecraft undergoing integration for 2020 launch

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is preparing a sea launch of its solid-propellant Long March 11 launch vehicle from a modified vessel on 2019-06-05.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 6, 2019China’s iSpace to make private orbital launch attempt in early June

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation planned more than 30 launches in 2019.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Jan 29, 2019China will attempt 30-plus launches in 2019, including crucial Long March 5 missions

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch the Chang’e-5 near-side sample return mission on the second of two planned Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket launches in 2019.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 3, 2019Chang’e-4 returns first images from lunar farside following historic landing

No official date was released for Chang’e-4’s powered descent landing attempt, but the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation indicated the landing would take place in the first days of January 2019 following sunrise over the main candidate landing site in late December.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 12, 2018Chang’e-4 spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of first-ever far side landing

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) aims to use its light-lift Long March 11 solid-fueled rocket for low-latitude sea launches using a large modified vessel.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 2, 2018Landspace of China to launch first rocket in Q4 2018
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