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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Government · CN
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Key figures
Total launches
613
Successes
597
Failures
16
Success rate
97.4 %
Success streak
4
Planned launches
10
Founded
1999
Leadership
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Rocket fleet
Long March 2D98×Long March 3B/E78×Long March 4C60×Long March 4B57×Long March 2C55×Long March 6A26×Long March 3A24×Long March 2F/G23×Long March 3B19×Long March 7A18×Long March 1118×Long March 3B/YZ-115×Long March 615×Long March 3C14×Long March 8A11×Long March 2C/YZ-1S10×Long March 510×Long March 710×Long March 128×Long March 2F7×Long March 86×Long March 5B4×Long March 2D/YZ-34×Long March 5B/YZ-23×Kaituozhe-13×Long March 2C/SMA3×Long March 3C/E3×Long March 3C/YZ-13×Long March 12A2×Long March 6C2×Long March 2C/SM2×Long March 5/YZ-22×Long March 10B1×Long March 12B1×Long March 10A1×Long March 8 (Core Only)1×Long March 31×Kaituozhe-21×Long March 7/YZ-1A1×
Launches per year
of which in our database: 620
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia
- https://english.spacechina.com/