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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)

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CASC plans to launch the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft on a Long March 7 from Wenchang to dock with the Tianhe core module around March or 2022-04-01.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/3/2022China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reports the Long March family has launched more than 700 spacecraft into space with a launch success rate of 96.25 percent.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT12/10/2021China sends classified Shijian satellites into orbit with milestone Long March launch

China Rocket, a CASC spinoff, developed and successfully launched the Jielong-1 solid rocket but the vehicle has not flown since August 2019.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/3/2021Mystery surrounds Chinese private rocket launch attempt

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. plans to launch more than 40 times in 2021.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/31/2021China launches second Gaofen-12 Earth observation satellite

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) aims to launch more than 40 times in 2021, including a first space station module, cargo resupply missions, and crewed missions.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/1/2021China’s iSpace suffers failure with second orbital launch attempt

CASC intended to carry out around 40 launches in 2020 and had completed 27 launches including two failures by early January 2020 statements.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/26/2020China launches latest trio of Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites

CAS Space’s planned solid launcher would be China’s largest solid rocket by payload capacity, exceeding CASC’s Long March 11 and the Kuaizhou-11 operated under CASIC.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/23/2020Chinese rocket companies secure local government support for research, production facilities

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

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/3/2020China’s space contractor plans more than 40 launches in 2020

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/3/2019Chang’e-4 returns first images from lunar farside following historic landing
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