CASC Overview
A complete overview of CASC, including launch stats, launch vehicles and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
CASC
Type
Government
Country
China
Founded
1999
Administrator / CEO
Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Launch Stats
First Launch
14 Oct 1999
Last Launch
12 Dec 2024
Successful Launches
484
Failed Launches
14
Upcoming Launches
7
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
Long March 2F
Long March 2D
Long March 3C
Long March 3B
Long March 5
Long March 7
Long March 8
Dong-Feng 21
Feng Bao 1
Kaituozhe-2
Kaituozhe-1
Long March (Unknown Variant)
Long March 1
Long March 11
Long March 2A
Long March 2E
Long March 3
Long March 3A
Long March 4A
Long March 4B
Long March 4C
Long March 5B
Long March 6
Long March 6A
Long March 7A
Long March 5B/YZ-2
Long March 6C
Long March 12
Launch Sites used by CASC
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
China's first spaceport, pivotal for crewed missions and satellite launches.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Major Chinese space launch facility in Shanxi Province, primarily used for launching satellites.
Wenchang Space Launch Site
China's southernmost spaceport, enabling efficient geosynchronous orbit access, hosts major launches and lunar missions.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
A major Chinese spaceport for scientific, civil, and military satellite launches since 1984.