CASC Overview
A complete overview of CASC, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
![CASC preview](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/agency_images/china2520aerospace2520science2520and2520technology2520corporation_image_20191228094408.jpeg)
Basic Info
Name
![CASC logo](https://rocket-launch-today.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/China_Aerospace_Corporation_8d49a488a1.png)
CASC
Type
Government
Country
China
Founded
1999
Administrator / CEO
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Launch Stats
First Launch
14 Oct 1999
Last Launch
19 Jul 2024
Successful Launches
464
Failed Launches
14
Upcoming Launches
6
Successful Landings
0
Failed Landings
0
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.
CASC Launch Vehicles
![Long March 2C logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_2_image_20230803100234.jpeg)
Long March 2C
![Long March 2F logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_2f_image_20210513092238.jpeg)
Long March 2F
![Long March 2D logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march25202d_image_20190222031211.jpeg)
Long March 2D
![Long March 3C logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march25203c25202f2520yz-1_image_20190222030929.jpeg)
Long March 3C
![Long March 3B logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march25203_image_20200102181012.jpg)
Long March 3B
![Long March 5 logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_5_image_20231214064353.jpeg)
Long March 5
![Long March 7 logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_7_image_20210513083007.jpeg)
Long March 7
![Long March 8 logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_8_image_20201216110414.jpeg)
Long March 8
Dong-Feng 21
Feng Bao 1
Kaituozhe-2
Kaituozhe-1
Long March (Unknown Variant)
Long March 1
![Long March 11 logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march252011_image_20190222031217.jpeg)
Long March 11
Long March 2A
Long March 2E
Long March 3
![Long March 3A logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march25203a_image_20190222031143.png)
Long March 3A
Long March 4A
![Long March 4B logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long2520march25204_image_20190430065008.jpg)
Long March 4B
![Long March 4C logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_4c_image_20230801172338.jpeg)
Long March 4C
Long March 5B
![Long March 6 logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_6_image_20210709074933.jpg)
Long March 6
![Long March 6A logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_6a_image_20221109174525.png)
Long March 6A
![Long March 7A logo](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/launcher_images/long_march_7a_image_20210311201838.jpg)
Long March 7A
Long March 5B/YZ-2
Long March 6C
Launch Sites used by CASC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
![Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center launch site](https://rocket-launch-today.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/jiuquan_satellite_launch_center_80aa309b0e.jpeg)
China's first spaceport, pivotal for crewed missions and satellite launches.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
![Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launch site](https://rocket-launch-today.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/taiyuan_satellite_launch_center_46c2756314.jpeg)
Major Chinese space launch facility in Shanxi Province, primarily used for launching satellites.
Wenchang Space Launch Site
![Wenchang Space Launch Site launch site](https://rocket-launch-today.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Wenchang_Space_Launch_Site_82f133d2db.jpeg)
China's southernmost spaceport, enabling efficient geosynchronous orbit access, hosts major launches and lunar missions.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
![Xichang Satellite Launch Center launch site](https://rocket-launch-today.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/xichang_satellite_launch_center_9885a0c03b.jpeg)
A major Chinese spaceport for scientific, civil, and military satellite launches since 1984.