China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. known as China Satcom is a Chinese aerospace company that provides services via satellites. The company was a subsidiary of
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, or CASC, is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategi ...
(CASC).
China Satellite Communications operated the brand
ChinaSat
ChinaSat () is the brand name of communications satellites operated by China Satellite Communications.
History
In 2007, a joint venture China Direct Broadcast Satellite was formed to run the brand ChinaSat. It was a joint venture of state- ...
.
APT Satellite Holdings
APT Satellite Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-incorporated holding company. Its Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary APT Satellite Co., Ltd. is the operator of the Apstar satellite constellation. APT Satellite Holdings and APT Satellite are headquarte ...
, a listed company that was jointly controlled by China Satellite Communications and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (another subsidiary of CASC), operated satellites under the brand Apstar.
Before re-incorporated as a limited company, the company was known as China Satellite Communications Corporation.
History
China Satellite Communications Corporation was formed sometime in 2000 by the merger of several satellite companies of the
In 2009, China Satellite Communications Corporation, a
state-owned enterprise that was supervised by the
directly, was dismantled and distributed to
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, or CASC, is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategi ...
and
China Telecommunications Corporation
China Telecommunications Corporation (Chinese: 中国电信集团有限公司), known as its trading name China Telecom, is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company. It is the largest fixed-line service and the third largest mobile tel ...
respectively. However, it also acquired
Sino Satellite Communications
Sino Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. known also as SinoSat is a Chinese company.
It provided satellite communications through a pair of communications satellites in geostationary orbit. Their two satellites were, SinoSat 1 and SinoSat 3. A t ...
from CASC as a subsidiary.
In 2017, China Satellite Communications was re-incorporated again as a "company limited by shares", a function analog to
public limited company
A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be fre ...
.
Subsidiaries
* APT Satellite International (42.86%)
**
APT Satellite Holdings
APT Satellite Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-incorporated holding company. Its Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary APT Satellite Co., Ltd. is the operator of the Apstar satellite constellation. APT Satellite Holdings and APT Satellite are headquarte ...
(51.77%)
[
* China Satellite Communications (Hong Kong) (100%)][
* ]Sino Satellite Communications
Sino Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. known also as SinoSat is a Chinese company.
It provided satellite communications through a pair of communications satellites in geostationary orbit. Their two satellites were, SinoSat 1 and SinoSat 3. A t ...
;former
* China Satcom Guomai Communications
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.chinasatcom.com/
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Aerospace companies of China
Companies based in Beijing