China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Government / agency · China · founded 1999

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722Orbital launches
770All launches (incl. suborbital)
209Satellites in orbit
847Satellites built
53Rockets / spacecraft

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is a government organisation based in China, founded in 1999. Our records show 722 orbital launches, 209 satellites in orbit and 53 rockets or spacecraft.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CASC 1st Acad) 369 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad) 277 orbital launches · 19 satellites in orbit China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation 38 orbital launches · 32 satellites in orbit China Long March Rocket Co. Ltd. 13 orbital launches · 1 satellites in orbit CASC Commercial Rocket YG 11 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad) 0 orbital launches · 60 satellites in orbit China Satellite Communications Corp. Group (China Satcom) 0 orbital launches · 13 satellites in orbit China 4D Mapping Tech Co. Ltd. 0 orbital launches · 12 satellites in orbit China Aerospace Sci/Tech Corp 0 orbital launches · 4 satellites in orbit CASC Commercial Satellite YG 0 orbital launches · 1 satellites in orbit 2nd Academy of 7th Machine Building Ministry 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology (CASC 6th Acad) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (CASC 4th Academy) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit
Products

Rockets and spacecraft

NameTypeStatusFirst flightLaunchesTo low orbit
Long March 2D Rocket Active 1992 101 (1 failed) 3,500 kg
Long March 3B/E Rocket Active 2007 78 (2 failed) 12,000 kg
Long March 2C Rocket Active 1982 67 (1 failed) 3,850 kg
Long March 4C Rocket Active 2006 60 (2 failed)
Long March 4B Rocket Active 1999 59 (1 failed) 4,200 kg
Kuaizhou 1A Rocket Active 2017 31 (3 failed) 300 kg
Long March 6A Rocket Active 2022 28
Long March 3A Rocket Active 1994 27
Long March 3B Rocket Active 1996 24 (3 failed) 11,500 kg
Long March 2F/G Rocket Active 2011 22 8,399 kg
Long March 11 Rocket Active 2015 18 500 kg
Long March 7A Rocket Active 2020 18 (2 failed)
Long March 3B/YZ-1 Rocket Active 1996 15 11,500 kg
Long March 6 Rocket Active 2015 15
Long March 3C Rocket Active 2008 14
Long March 3 Rocket Retired 1984 13 (3 failed) 5,000 kg
Long March 8A Rocket Active 2025 12 9,800 kg
Long March 2C/YZ-1S Rocket Active 2018 10 (1 failed) 3,850 kg
Long March 7 Rocket Active 2016 10 13,500 kg
Tianzhou Cargo Resupply Active 2017 10
Long March 12 Rocket Active 2024 9 12,000 kg
Long March 5 Rocket Active 2016 9 25,000 kg
Feng Bao 1 Rocket Retired 1972 8 (4 failed) 2,500 kg
Kuaizhou 11 Rocket Active 2020 7 (1 failed) 1,000 kg
Long March 2C/SD Rocket Retired 1997 7 3,850 kg
Long March 2E Rocket Retired 1990 7 (2 failed) 9,200 kg
Long March 2F Rocket Retired 1999 7 8,400 kg
Long March 8 Rocket Active 2020 6 8,100 kg
Chinese Reusable Space Vehicle Spaceplane Active 2020 4
Long March 2A Rocket Retired 1974 4 (1 failed) 1,800 kg
Long March 2D/YZ-3 Rocket Active 2018 4
Long March 5B Rocket Active 2020 4 25,000 kg
Kaituozhe-1 Rocket Retired 2001 3 (3 failed) 100 kg
Long March 2C/SMA Rocket Retired 2008 3
Long March 3C/E Rocket Active 2014 3 8,000 kg
Long March 3C/YZ-1 Rocket Active 2015 3
Long March 5B/YZ-2 Rocket Active 2024 3
Chang'e Rocket Retired 2020 2
Kuaizhou Rocket Retired 2013 2
Long March 1 Rocket Retired 1970 2
Activity

Orbital launches per year

11121314151617181920212223242526

Last 15 years. Peak: 76 launches in one year.

Satellites in orbit

By platform

Tianmu22
DFH-4?15
YH-212
Siwei12
YG409
DFH-48
FY-1?7
CAST-9686

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
25 Oct 2026 WHDW 28Chang Zheng 8AHCSLS Success
23 Oct 2026 YG53/YG56Chang Zheng 4BJQ Success
23 Oct 2026 Yaogan 50-03Chang Zheng 6ATYSC Success
9 Oct 2026 WHDW 27Chang Zheng 12HCSLS Success
24 Sep 2026 Yaogan 40-04Chang Zheng 6ATYSC Success
23 Sep 2026 WHDW 26Chang Zheng 8AHCSLS Success
19 Sep 2026 PIESAT 2-13 to 16Chang Zheng 2DJQ Success
17 Sep 2026 Tianyi-51/52Kuaizhou-11JQ Success
17 Sep 2026 WHDW 25Chang Zheng 12HCSLS Success
10 Sep 2026 YG53/YG56Chang Zheng 4BJQ Success
25 Aug 2026 ZK-14/15Chang Zheng 6CTYSC Success
17 Aug 2026 SEOChang Zheng 2CTYSC Success
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.