Shijian 11-08

Name: Long March 2C | Shijian 11-08
Start: 2014-10-27T06:59:00+00:00
End: 2014-10-27T07:59:00+00:00
Location: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

Long March 2C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Status

Success

Mon • Oct 27th, 2014
6:59 AM UTC

Location

Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China

210 rockets have launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.

Agency

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation – CASC

Type: Government
Abbreviation: CASC
Administration: Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Founded: 1999
Launchers: Long March
Country: CHN

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.

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