Compass-IGSO-3

Name: Long March 3A | Compass-IGSO-3
Start: 2011-04-09T20:47:00+00:00
End: 2011-04-09T21:47:00+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Long March 3A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Status

Success

Sat • Apr 9th, 2011
8:47 PM UTC

Location

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China

196 rockets have launched from Xichang 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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