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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The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology performed forty-four launches in 2025 as a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology optimized the December 31, 2025 Long March 7A launch campaign to nineteen days using process improvements and new hardware including a new mobile launch platform.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology aimed to launch the Long March 3A series over a dozen times in 2025 and succeeded.
CASC engineers are analyzing telemetry data to determine the cause of the landing anomaly for the Long March 12A.
The Long March 10C has been referred to by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology as a 5-meter reusable launch vehicle fueled solely by liquid methane and liquid oxygen.
CASC will continue to develop new bespoke rockets every few months.
CASC aims to land the CZ-15F on its maiden launch in 2028.
CASC will continue to develop new bespoke rockets every few months.
CASC aims to successfully land the CZ-15F rocket on its first attempt in 2028.
CASC and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have signed several agreements to enhance collaboration in R&D and technology transfer.
China Rocket is a CASC initiative that offers commercial procurement of the Long March series of rockets and has developed the Jielong series funded through social capital.
In 2019, CASC delivered a keynote focused on building a commercial aerospace community, implementing new models of commercial aerospace.
CASC and CASIC are headquartered in Beijing, which has attracted over 200 commercial space ventures.
The two primary space SOEs in China are the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).
CASC is responsible for implementing the Tiangong program and the lunar program, as well as most of the Long March launch vehicles.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to debut two reusable Long March 10 variants next year.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology were previous users of the launch site resources.
The Long March 5 was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.
Improvements to reliability were made to various systems by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The Long March 3B is developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and is primarily used to send satellites to geostationary transfer orbit with payloads of up to 5.5 tons.