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China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)

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中国运载火箭技术研究院

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), established in 1957, is China's primary state-owned manufacturer of space launch vehicles and a major launch service provider. A subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), CALT is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, and testing of the Long March family of rockets, which are crucial to China's civilian and military space programs. CALT is also developing new-generation launch vehicles like the Long March-10 and Long March-9 for future lunar and Mars missions.

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CASC is working on expanding Tiangong with a multi-functional module to further increase the station’s size and enhance its capacity.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5May 10, 2023Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft reaches China’s Tiangong space station

CASC’s reusable spaceplane project received national-level funding from the Natural Science Foundation of China in 2022.

FinancialPlanValue 3.5May 8, 2023China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit

Tianlong-2 used 85-ton-thrust YF-102 gas-generator engines incorporating 3D-printed components developed by CASC.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 3, 2023China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket

CASC is planning more than 60 launches in 2023.

PlanGrowthValue 3.0Mar 31, 2023China launches 4 InSAR satellites and new Yaogan reconnaissance sat

CASC’s Bao Weimin has called for the creation of an Earth-moon space economic zone and projected $10,000,000,000,000 in annual economic benefit for China by 2050.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.8Mar 31, 2023Space official calls for China to seize crucial opportunity to establish lunar infrastructure

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) provided no technical details and identified Gaofen-13 (02) as a high-orbit, high-resolution optical remote sensing technology satellite significant to China’s space technology development.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Mar 17, 2023China launches second classified Gaofen-13 remote sensing satellite

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology can produce 10 Long March 11 rockets per year.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert

CASC launched the Zhongxing-26 high-throughput satellite communications satellite on 2023-02-23.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert

CASC launched the Tianhui-6 A and Tianhui-6 B mapping satellites.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert

CASC launched the Horus-1 and Horus-2 remote sensing satellites for Egypt.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 15, 2023China launches classified Shiyan-19 test satellite from the Gobi Desert

Subsidiaries of CASC, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, commercial launch company iSpace, and Deep Blue Aerospace have signed contracts to establish a presence in Wenchang International Aerospace City.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 24, 2023New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

CASC is developing a crew launcher for lunar missions that is expected to have a low Earth orbit test launch around 2026.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Feb 24, 2023New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year

The 2023-02-23 mission was the fifth Long March launch in the calendar year, and CASC plans more than 60 launches in 2023.

PlanGrowthValue 4.6Feb 23, 2023China launches high-capacity communications satellite after 39-day pause

The YF-102 engines powering Tianlong-2 are developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 16, 2023Chinese rocket firm Space Pioneer set for first launch

China Rocket, affiliated with CASC, planned additional Jielong-3 launches in 2023 after debuting the vehicle with a sea launch in 2022.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Feb 13, 2023Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) managed most of China’s launches in 2022.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 6, 2023Bryce Space & Technology’s 2022 Orbital Launches Year in Review infographic…

The Lijian-1 rocket has similarities with the Jielong-3 rocket developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

CapabilityValue 2.0Jan 31, 2023China’s CAS Space outlines rocket series, inaugurates manufacturing facility

CASC plans to launch a supporting pair of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft in 2023.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 17, 2023China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023

CASC plans two Shenzhou crewed missions to the Tiangong space station in 2023.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 17, 2023China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023

CASC and commercial actors plan launches from three inland spaceports, the coastal Wenchang spaceport, and the Haiyang spaceport facilitating sea launches.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 17, 2023China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023
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