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| SpaceChina (中国航天) | |
Native name | 中国航天科技集团有限公司 |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | aerospace,space industry |
| Predecessor | China Aerospace Corporation |
| Founded | July 1, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-07-01) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Wu Yansheng (Chairman andPresident) |
| Products | Spacecraft Missiles Electronics |
| Revenue | CN¥294.02 billion[1] (2013) |
| Owner | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council |
Number of employees | 174,000 (2014) |
| Website | english |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国航天科技集团有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國航天科技集團有限公司 | ||||||
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TheChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for theChinese space program.[1] It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range ofspacecraft,launch vehicles, and ground equipment.[1] It also has a division for strategic and tacticalmissile systems.[1]
CASC 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.[2]
Along with space and defense manufacture, CASC also producesmachinery,chemicals,communications equipment,transportation equipment,computers,medical care products andenvironmental protection equipment.[3] CASC provides commercial launch services to the international market. By the end of 2013, the corporation has registered capital of CN¥294.02 billion and employs 170,000 people.[1]
In December 2017, the CASC was restructured from a state-owned enterprise (全民所有制企业) to a state-owned enterprise with limited liability (国有独资公司) with the approval of theState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). The sole shareholder is SASAC, the company's headquarters are still in Beijing, the business areas remained the same and nothing changed for the staff either.[4]
In 2021, China's 14thfive year plan included twolow Earth orbitsatellite constellations named “GW” featuring nearly 13,000 satellites was in development.[5]
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The "directly subordinated units"[clarification needed] of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation are:
In 2006 the US Department of the Treasury accused Great Wall Industry and its partners of playing a lead role in the development of theFateh missile system, as Iran had no previous experience with solid-fueled ballistic missiles.[13][14]
In November 2020, U.S. PresidentDonald Trump issued anexecutive order prohibiting U.S. companies and individuals owning shares in companies that theUnited States Department of Defense has listed as having links to thePeople's Liberation Army, which included CASC.[15][16][17] In August 2022, CASC's 9th Academy 771 and 772 Research Institutes were added to theUnited States Department of Commerce'sEntity List.[18][19]
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