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China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)

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The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) designed and manufactures the Long March 5B.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralMay 4, 2021Chinese rocket stage predicted to reenter atmosphere around May 8

CALT previously planned a lunar mission architecture involving a Long March 9 launch followed by crew launches on a Long March 5B with a LEO rendezvous and docking before trans-lunar injection.

Mentioned as: caltTechnical ProductMar 3, 2021China to develop two super-heavy launchers for moon missions

The Long March 9 is being developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle TechnologyOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2021China moves to next stage of super heavy rocket development

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) designed and produced the Long March 8 launcher.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralDec 22, 2020China launches first Long March 8 from Wenchang spaceport

CALT states that the Long March 8 fills China’s capability gap for launches to Sun-synchronous orbit in the 3–4,500 kg range.

Mentioned as: CALTTechnical ProductDec 22, 2020China launches first Long March 8 from Wenchang spaceport

The Long March 8 was developed and built by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC).

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle TechnologyOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2020China rolls out Long March 8 rocket for weekend test flight

The Long March 3B rocket used in the launch features improved fuel containers and improved third-stage engines developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralNov 13, 2020China Advances Their Tiantong 1-02 Satellite To Orbit

The payload fairing on the 2020-10-26 Long March 2C flight was equipped with a landing zone safety control system, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Org RelationshipOct 26, 2020China launches latest trio of Yaogan-30 remote sensing satellites

CALT is developing retropropulsive landing capabilities for use on the planned Long March 8 launcher.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralNov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) tested grid fins on a Long March 2C in July 2019.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralNov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

China Rocket was established in 2016 as a commercial arm of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) to develop low-cost launchers using social capital rather than state capital.

Mentioned as: caltTechnical ProductAug 19, 2019Chinese commercial rocket Smart Dragon-1 reaches orbit with first launch

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Space Technology, both belonging to CASC, are developing vertical takeoff and vertical landing launch vehicles including the new Long March 8 and a variant of the Long March 6 using kerosene and liquid oxygen.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralJul 30, 2019Chinese Long March launch tests grid fins for safety, future reusability

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) will produce two Long March 5 heavy-lift rockets for 2019.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative PlanFeb 5, 2019Shanghai space vehicle manufacturer targets 17 launches in 2019

CALT will produce solid-fueled Long March 11 light-lift rockets including the first Long March 11 intended for sea launch in 2019.

Mentioned as: caltTechnical ProductFeb 5, 2019Shanghai space vehicle manufacturer targets 17 launches in 2019

CALT will produce seven hypergolic Long March 3 series rockets in 2019 to launch 10 Beidou GNSS satellites.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Org RelationshipFeb 5, 2019Shanghai space vehicle manufacturer targets 17 launches in 2019

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology unveiled a conceptual human-rated launch vehicle design in October at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai that uses clusters of YF-100K engines and 5-meter-diameter cores similar to Long March 5.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralDec 28, 2018Chang’e-4 landing to be a step along a road of lunar exploration for China

CALT is studying a mission profile that would use the Long March 5B to launch a crewed spacecraft that would rendezvous in low Earth orbit with a lunar spacecraft stack launched by the Long March 9.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralJul 5, 2018China reveals details for super-heavy-lift Long March 9 and reusable Long March 8 rockets

CALT has achieved breakthroughs related to 220-ton-thrust hydrolox engines for the Long March 9 project.

Mentioned as: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)Narrative GeneralJul 5, 2018China reveals details for super-heavy-lift Long March 9 and reusable Long March 8 rockets

CALT planned another launch of five Zhuhai Orbita satellites in the second half of 2018 using the 20.8-meter-tall Long March 11.

Mentioned as: caltTechnical ProductApr 26, 2018China launches five commercial remote sensing satellites via Long March 11
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