Planning for China’s Manned Space Station Announced

The fourth CAST Space Technology Forum was held on November 29, 2012 with the theme of Progress of China’s Manned Space Station Project. Scientists, experts and government officials gathered to discuss the scheme, technical issues of the project, which consists of thirteen systems. CASC is in charge of the construction of seven systems through its subsidiaries. CALT is assigned to the building of LM-2F, LM-5 and LM-7 launch vehicles and CAST is assigned to the R&D of a space laboratory,     

LM-7 Maiden Flight Achieved Success

正LM-7 LAUNCH VEHICLE At 20:00 Beijing time on June 25,China’s new generation medium launch vehicle LM-7 was launched from the Hainan Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site,initiating the space labora-tory mission of the China Manned Space Program.This was the maiden mission for both the launch vehicle and the launch site.     

Tiangong 1 Target Spacecraft Returned to Earth

正China Manned Space Agency announced on April 2 that the Tiangong 1target spacecraft reentered the Earth’s atmosphere around 08:15 Beijing time on April 2 and came down in the middle of the South Pacific.Most parts were burned up during the reentry process.Tiangong 1 was developed by the     

CASC President Commenting on China’s Major Space Programs

CASC President Ma Xingrui was interviewed by a Hong Kong magazine recently and talked about the prospects of China’s major space projects. Mr. Ma is the deputy Commander-in-Chief of China’s Manned Space Program, Commander-in-Chief of China’s Lunar Exploration Program, and Commander-in-Chief of China’s new-generation launch vehicles. Mr. Ma said that the LM-5 launch vehicle, with LEO loading capacity of 25t, will carry out its maiden flight around the end of 2014.     

LM-3B Successfully Launched Communications Technology Test Satellite 2

<正>At 23:18 Beijing time on January 5,a LM-3B carrier rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,sending a communication technology test satellite into its preset orbit.This successful launch was a good start for China’s launch missions in 2017.The Communications Technology Test Satellite 2 was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.It is a next-generation telecom-     

Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8

On September 29, 2011, the Tiangong 1 target spacecraft was launched into space by a LM-2FT1 launch vehicle thus commencing the rendezvous and docking mission, the second stage of China’s Manned Space Program. The Shenzhou 8 spaceship was then launched     

LM-2F: A Great Launch Vehicle for China's Manned Spaceflight

The LM-2F launch vehicle is China’s first launch carrier developed for China’s Manned Space Program, which is one of the most important parts of the Program. It is developed from the LM-2E launch vehicle, with addition of two new systems, an escape systemand a fault detection system.     

Top Ten Events of CASC in 2004

NO.1 LM launch vehicles completed eight launches and sent ten satellites into the preset orbits. NO.2 Seven projects of CASC won the State Science & Technology Progress Award. Manned Space Flight Project was awarded the State Special-class Science and Technology Award. NO.3 CASC held the third Working Conference on Accelerating Civilian Industry Development. NO 4. Tang Jianping Team of     

China and European Space Cooperation Deepens

<正>At the 2015 Paris Air Show held from June 15-21 2015,China Great Wall Industry Corporation(CGWIC),one of the principal international trade companies of CASC,attended the event with models of CASC system-level space products including LM-3B,LM-2D,LM-4B,LM-5,and LM-7 launch vehicles,DFH-5 communications satellite platform and some remote sensing satellite platforms.Progress on China’s Manned Space Program,China Lunar Exploration Program,BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and China Highresolution Earth Observation System were also announced.     

China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite For Venezuela

<正>China launched a Venezuelan remote sensing satellite,VRSS-2,into a preset orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:13 Beijing time on October 9.The satellite was launched by a LM-2D carrier rocket which was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.This is the 33rd launch of the LM-2D launch vehicle     

China Launched Its First OperationalGEO Meteorological Satellite

China launched its first operational GEO meteorological satellite, FY-2C, on a Long March-3A launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 9:20 am Oct. 19, 2004. The 1.38-ton satellite entered GTO orbit 24 minutes after the takeoff of the rocket. The satellite was successfully positioned at 105□E over the equator, which can cover one third of the earth's surface. The FY-2C was developed and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).     

A LM-2C Launches HY-1C Satellite

正China launched the Haiyang-1C (HY-1C) satellite into its preset orbit on a LM-2C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:15 Beijing time on September 7.HY-1C was developed by the DFH Satellite Co., Ltd under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). It is the first launched satellite of China’s marine satellites in the 12th Five-Year of the National Civil Space Infrastructure, as well as the third satellite of China’s water     

Networking of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Accelerated with Two New Members

At 4:50 on April 30, China’s LM-3B/I rocket, an improved type based on LM-3B, made its debut at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and successfully sending the 12th and 13th BeiDou Navigation Satellite System satellites into the planned transfer orbit in space. It was the first time that China launched two BeiDou satellites with one rocket. It was also     

China Unveils Its First Mars Probe and Rover

正A press conference was held in Beijing on August 23,marking the launch of a public competitive campaign to obtain a name and logo for China’s Mars mission.The project and its progress were introduced at the conference and the external appearance of the Mars probe and the rover was revealed.China’s Mars mission will be implemented in two steps.The objective of the first step is to achieve orbiting,landing,and roving.Mars sampling will be the purpose of the second step,announced     

China Issues White Paper on Space Activities

<正>The Information Office of the State Council published a white paper on China’s space activities in 2016 on December27,2016,setting out China’s vision as a space power for the first time."China’s Space Activities in 2016"is the fourth white paper on China’s space activities issued by the State Council Information Office.It contains five chapters except Preamble and Conclusion,including Purposes,Vision and Principles of Devel-     

China's First Hard X-Ray Astronomical Satellite Formally Put into Service

正A ceremony was held on January30 to announce the Huiyan satellite,China’s first Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(HXMT)put into service.HXMT was formally delivered and put into service after it completed test tasks covering the satellite platform,payloads and ground application system.     

LM-3A Successfully Launched the FY-2F Satellite

China successfully launched the meteorological satellite FY-2F into space at 8:56 a.m.on January 13 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.Developed and produced by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST),a subsidiary of the China     

GF-2 Satellite Put into Service

<正>China’s most advanced Earth observation satellite,GF-2,was put into service on March 6,2015.The GF-2 satellite is the second of seven satellites that will be launched for the High Resolution Earth Observation project mission before 2020.The project was initiated in May 2010 and GF-1 was launched     

China's First High-Throughput Satellite Put into Operation

正On January 23,China’s first HighThroughput Satellite(HTS),SJ-13,was delivered in orbit,marking its formal operation.After being put into operation,the satellite has been listed in the Chinasat series and named as Chinasat-16.The satellite was launched on April12,2017 from the Xichang Satellite     

HY-2 Satellite Flew to Space

A LM-4B rocket carrying HY-2 oceanic satellite lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 06:57 on August 16, 2011. The HY-2 satellite was included in the key programs of China’s civil