Wish 4-D System Successful in China——Interview with Charlie Pellerin

After Charlie Pellerin joined NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in 1967, he received the Center's highest invention-related award for patenting a     

China's Space Activities In 2007

THE FOURTH BEIDOU NAVIGATION EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE LAUNCHED The fourth Beidou experimental navigation satellite was launched into snace aton a LM-3A launch vehicle at Xichang Satellite Launch Center on February 3 at 00:28(Beijing Time).24 minutes later,the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and     

Debut Flight Of LM-3C:Launching Tianlian-1 Successfully

FY-3A,the first satellite of China's new generation of polar-orbiting meteorological satellites,was launched into space atop a modified LM-4C launch vehicle.The satellite separated from the rocket 19 minutes after the takeoff.Flying at an altitude of 807km with an inclination of 98.8 degrees,the satellite circles in polar orbit 14 times everyday,covering the whole globe twice a day. FY-3A has a design lifetime of three years.Weighing 2295kg,the three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 11 remote s...     

CGWIC Blueprint in Five Years

Established in 1980, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CG-WIC), a subsidiary of CASC, isdevoted to the international development of China's space industry. After 6 yearsof absence from the international     

APSCO: Opportunities and Challenges Together

The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) is an inter-governmental organization.In November 1992, China, Pakistan and Thailand jointly proposed the institution-alization of the mechanism Multilateral Cooperation in Space Technology and Applications (AP-MCSTA). After 16     

BeiDou System Started Trial Operation at the End of 2011

On December 27,2011,Ran Chengqi,director of the China Satellite Navigation Office announced that,the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BeiDou system) had that day begun to provide initial operational service.     

CASC Exported Its First Whole Satellite PAKSAT-1R for An Asian Customer

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) performed its first international commercial launch contract in 2011 by launching PAKSAT-1R communications satellite into space in August. It was one of three commercial launches scheduled by CGWIC in 2011.     

VeneSat-1 Operates Well

VeneSat-1 has operated two years up until now.The spacecraft performs well, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (ABEA) of Venezuela in the late of 2010.     

CASC Achievements in 2011

<正>As one of the world's largest aerospace companies and leading manufacturers of space systems,China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) supports government customers and commercial users worldwide.CASC's     

China’s Leading Geo-information Provider Siwei Worldview

Siwei Worldview Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Siwei Worldview for short), a high-resolution satellite image provider, was founded in Beijing in 2011 by China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Technology Corporation (CSMTC, or China Survey), Digital Globe and China Survey subsidiary company NavInfo Co., Ltd. CSMTC is a subcompany of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). As the only authorized supplier of Digital Globe to distribute satellite image products in China, Siwei Worldview provides