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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.

gov civilFounded 1999
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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Lijian-1 uses SP70 solid rocket motors supplied by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC).

RelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 11, 2024Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites

The Long March 10 is being developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology under main space contractor China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0Nov 6, 2024China’s new rocket for crew and moon to launch in 2026

China appears to be falling well short of a target of 100 launches for 2024 that was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) in early 2024.

PlanGeneralValue 2.4Oct 22, 2024China launches 3 Tianping-3 radar calibration satellites

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation developed the reusable spaceplane and announced plans for a fully reusable two-stage-to-orbit space transportation system before the first launch.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 13, 2024China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft

In 2022, the spaceplane project developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation received national funding from the Natural Science Foundation of China.

FinancialRelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.7Jun 13, 2024China’s secretive spaceplane conducts proximity operations with small spacecraft

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation confirmed the launch successfully deployed the Smart Skynet-1 (01) satellites A and B.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 9, 2024China launches its first medium Earth orbit broadband satellites

Both Yaogan-42 (02) and its Long March 2D launcher were developed and provided by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

RelationshipsValue 4.2Apr 3, 2024China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

Around 70 of China’s planned 2024 launches are expected to be conducted by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and around 30 by commercial launch service providers.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Apr 3, 2024China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites

DFH Satellite, a unit of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, indicated in 2023 that Queqiao-2 could provide relay communication services for other countries’ lunar landing missions at the lunar south pole or lunar far side.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 25, 2024China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation plans to launch around 100 times across 2024, including the Chang’e-6 lunar sample return mission.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Mar 14, 2024Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans test flights for four-meter-diameter and five-meter-diameter reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 respectively.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.5Mar 5, 2024China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans around 70 launches in 2024 to send more than 290 spacecraft into orbit.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 26, 2024China’s 2024 space plans include 100 launches and moon sample return mission

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing reusable rockets including a new-generation human-rated launcher, a spaceplane, and the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 19, 2024China’s Landspace conducts first VTVL test for reusable stainless steel rocket

SpaceX lifted more than 15 times the mass of the second-place organization, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 8, 2024NewSpace, satcom, and heavy rockets

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing reusable rockets including a new-generation human-rated launcher for lunar crewed missions and an evolving Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 11, 2023China’s reusable rocket race heats up with new hop test

China Rocket Co. Ltd. developed the Jielong-3 and is a commercial spinoff from CALT, which is a main launch vehicle manufacturing arm under the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.8Dec 6, 2023China launches internet technology test satellite from sea barge

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is developing a two-stage spaceplane concept that uses a reusable VTHL suborbital first stage and a reusable spacecraft second stage.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 30, 2023China is working on a design for a reusable air-launched orbital rocket

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) operates the Jielong-3 solid rocket which can launch from a sea platform.

CapabilityValue 3.8Nov 29, 2023Satellite imagery reveals explosion at China’s Jiuquan spaceport

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. set an early-2023 goal to launch more than 60 times in 2023 and had completed 33 launches at the time of the Yunhai-1 (04) mission.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 15, 2023China launches new Yunhai remote sensing satellite

CAST is an arm of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and develops and manufactures spacecraft including modules for Tiangong.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.5Oct 4, 2023China to send new modules and co-orbiting spacecraft to Tiangong space station
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