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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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A mission swapped from CALT's Long March 2C to SAST's Long March 2D.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 25, 2026Actually I was wondering if this swap from CALT's LM-2C to SAST's LM-2D is for higher capability, but apparently after latest upgrades the 2C actually has a marginally higher lift (in the order of ~100 kg), so this is due to something else.

SuperView Neo-2 05 and SuperView Neo-2 06 are two radar Earth-observation satellites for a CASC subsidiary's SuperView Neo Earth observation constellation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 25, 2026This is apparently w/ SuperView Neo-2 05/06, 2 radar EO satellites for a CASC subsidiary for their SuperView Neo Earth observation constellation. ID-ing is thanks to them mentioned on a wish-for-success banner @ TSLC LCC's lobby, seen here after LM-6A/YG-50-02 launch 10 days ago.

Jielong-3 is a four-stage solid-fueled launch vehicle manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 22, 2026Sea Launch Delivers Second Group of Ten Navigation Satellites [Jielong-3 Y10]

China Rocket operates Jielong-3 commercially as a wholly owned subsidiary of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Mar 22, 2026Sea Launch Delivers Second Group of Ten Navigation Satellites [Jielong-3 Y10]

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology plans to optimize rotating shifts and deepen professional literacy to cultivate Long March 8A launch team talent.

GrowthPlanValue 2.0Mar 12, 2026GuoWang Mission Ends China's Month-Long Launch Hiatus [Long March 8A Y8]

The Long March 8A is an improved, more cost-efficient upgrade of the Long March 8 developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Mar 12, 2026GuoWang Mission Ends China's Month-Long Launch Hiatus [Long March 8A Y8]

A Long March 2D launch vehicle operated by CASC carried an unknown payload.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Mar 12, 2026And @TheSpaceDogeGuy will try to spot another Chinese launch again, though it should just be a red dot in the pre-dawn skies this time:

Because of its ties to China Satcom and CASC, APT Satellite can offer services at rates that purely commercial Western competitors find difficult to match.

FinancialGeneralValue 2.0Mar 2, 2026Geopolitical Scrutiny: The Strategic Implications of APT Satellite’s Chinese State Ownership

China Satellite Communications Corporation (China Satcom) is a state-owned enterprise under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.8Mar 2, 2026Geopolitical Scrutiny: The Strategic Implications of APT Satellite’s Chinese State Ownership

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology developed the Smart Dragon 3 series.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 1, 2026Smart Dragon 3 rocket sends seven satellites to orbit from sea platform

China selected CALT’s competitive proposal for the Long March 10 rocket to be used for the country’s crewed Moon missions.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 23, 2026Moon Monday #263: Artemis II, a Canadian capcom, Chandrayaan, and Long March 10

The Long March 10 is a new-generation launch vehicle designed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 17, 2026China retrieves Long March 10 booster from South China Sea after test flight

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology tilted the outer engines of the Long March-10 rocket by 2.5° relative to the center engine.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 13, 2026CALT tilted the outer engines of the CZ-10 by 2.5° from the center engine. Continues the classic CZ rocket's design. via

China Rocket, a wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, operates the Jielong-3 commercially.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Feb 12, 2026Pakistani, Hong Kong Satellites Deployed via Launch From South China Sea [Jielong-3 Y9]

Jielong-3, also called Smart Dragon-3, is a four-stage solid-fueled launch vehicle manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.2Feb 12, 2026Pakistani, Hong Kong Satellites Deployed via Launch From South China Sea [Jielong-3 Y9]

A booster high-altitude hop test is being combined with recovery operations using CASC's recovery ship.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Feb 11, 2026But the part that this is *also* combining the booster high altitude hop test wasn't apparent until CASC's future recovery ship with the distinctive "arrestor net truss" appeared at Wenchang a week ago:

CALT is identified as a source of the CZ-10A and Mengzhou imagery.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026Some close up shots of CZ-10A and Mengzhou, source CCTV, CALT, 天宇追箭者

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology implemented additional heat-protection measures on a rocket engine bay following lessons learned from the ZQ-3 and CZ-12A failed landing attempts.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 11, 2026Learned from the ZQ-3 & CZ-12A failed landing attempts. CALT made an “extra / plenty of / excessive ” heat protections to the engine bay.

CASC's future recovery ship fitted with a distinctive arrestor-net truss appeared at Wenchang in February 2026.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Feb 11, 2026But the part that this is *also* combining the booster high altitude hop test wasn't apparent until CASC's future recovery ship with the distinctive "arrestor net truss" appeared at Wenchang a week ago:

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology developed the Long March 2F.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Feb 7, 2026China's Reusable Spaceplane Departs Jiuquan to Begin Fourth Mission [Long March 2F/T]
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