The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, or CASC, is the main contractor for the

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. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of

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s, strategic and tactical

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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. Along with space and defense manufacture, CASC also produces machinery,

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equipment,

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equipment, computers,

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care products and

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protection equipment. 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. In December 2017, the CASC was converted from a state-owned enterprise (全民所有制企业) to a state-owned enterprise (国有独资公司) with the approval of the

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(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. In November 2020, U.S. President

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issued an

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prohibiting U.S. companies and individuals owning shares in companies that the

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has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army, which included CASC. In August 2022, CASC's 9th Academy 771 and 772 Research Institutes were added to the

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Subordinate entities

R&D and production complexes

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) is a major state-owned civilian and military space launch vehicle manufacturer in China and one of the major launch service providers in the world. CALT is a subsidiary of the larger China A ...

(CALT) ** China Energine International (Holdings) Limited *

Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology The Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology or AASPT (in Chinese: 航天动力技术研究院), also known as "The Fourth Academy", is a conglomerate of Chinese state-owned enterprises that develops rocket engines that use solid fuel. T ...

(AASPT) *

China Academy of Space Technology The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) () is a Chinese space agency and subordinate of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The agency was founded on 20 February 1968, and is the main spacecraft development and prod ...

(CAST) *

Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology The Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology or AALPT (in Chinese: 航天推进技术研究院; 航天六院) is a conglomerate of Chinese state-owned enterprises that develops liquid-propellant rocket engines and guidance systems for C ...

(AALPT) *

Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestantism in Sichuan, Protestant missions) is a Prov ...

(SAAT) *

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) is a Chinese space agency and subordinate of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, or CASC, is the main contractor for ...

(SAST) *

China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology (), was founded in 1965. It is an indirect shareholder of listed company ZTE (via ZTE Holdings) as well as the largest shareholder of China Aerospace Times Electronics (), second largest shareholder ...

(CAAET) *

China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics or CAAA (in Chinese: 中国航天空气动力技术研究院) is a research and manufacturing organization for rockets, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Headquartered in Beijing, China, it is a ...

(CAAA)

Specialized companies

* China Satellite Communications ** APT Satellite International ***

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 ...

* China Great Wall Industry Corporation Limited (CGWIC) *

China Aerospace International Holdings China Aerospace International Holdings Limited (abb. CASIL) is a Hong Kong incorporated holding company. The company itself is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong ...

* Beijing Shenzhou Aerospace Software Technology Co, Ltd. * China Spacesat Co. Ltd. * China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co, Ltd * China Aerospace Investment Holdings ** Easy Smart Limited ()

Directly subordinated units

The "directly subordinated units" of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation are: * China Astronautics Standards Institute * China Astronautics Publishing House * Space Archives * Aerospace Communication Center * China Space News * Chinese Society of Astronautics * Aerospace Talent Development & Exchange Center * Aerospace Printing Office

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