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Founded
1999
47 launchers · 2 spacecraft
About
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.
Total Launches
580
Successful
565
Failed
15
Pending
11
Success Streak
6
Landings
0 / 1
Statistics
Launches by year
- success 494
- partial failure 3
- failure 11
- upcoming 8
- 2015 5
- 2016 19 1711
- 2017 13 1111
- 2018 34
- 2019 24 231
- 2020 32 302
- 2021 44
- 2022 53
- 2023 47
- 2024 49 481
- 2025 69
- 2026 51 4524
- 2027 3
- 2028 0
Launch sites
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center 168
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 143
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center 120
- Wenchang Space Launch Site 79
- Haiyang Oriental Spaceport 6
All Launches 516
14
OCT
1999
Zi Yuan 1-1
19
NOV
1999
Shenzhou-1
25
JAN
2000
Zhongxing 22
25
JUN
2000
Feng Yun 2B
1
SEP
2000
Zi Yuan-2 01 xing
30
OCT
2000
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei.
20
DEC
2000
Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei. 2
9
JAN
2001
Shenzhou-2
1–8 of 516
Launchers 47
Dong-Feng 21
ACTIVEFeng Bao 1
RETIREDLong March (Unknown Variant)
ACTIVELong March 1
RETIREDLong March 11
ACTIVELong March 2C/SMA
RETIREDLong March 2A
RETIREDLong March 2C
ACTIVELong March 2F/G
ACTIVELong March 2C/SD
RETIREDLong March 2C/YZ-1S
ACTIVELong March 2D
ACTIVELong March 2D/YZ-3
ACTIVELong March 2E
RETIREDLong March 2F
RETIREDLong March 2C/SM
RETIREDLong March 3
RETIREDLong March 3B
ACTIVELong March 3C/E
ACTIVELong March 3B/E
ACTIVELong March 3C
ACTIVELong March 3A
ACTIVELong March 3B/YZ-1
ACTIVELong March 3C/YZ-1
ACTIVELong March 4A
RETIREDLong March 4B
ACTIVELong March 4C
ACTIVELong March 5
ACTIVELong March 5B
ACTIVELong March 5/YZ-2
ACTIVELong March 6
ACTIVELong March 6A
ACTIVELong March 7/YZ-1A
ACTIVELong March 7
ACTIVELong March 7A
ACTIVELong March 8
ACTIVELong March 8 (Core Only)
ACTIVEChang'e Sample Ascender
RETIREDLong March 10
ACTIVELong March 10A
ACTIVELong March 10B
ACTIVELong March 12
ACTIVELong March 12A
ACTIVELong March 12B
ACTIVELong March 5B/YZ-2
ACTIVELong March 6C
ACTIVELong March 8A
ACTIVE