Zhongxing 20
Long March 3A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Zhongxing 20
Type: Communications
Zhongxing 20A is a Chinese military communications satellite.
Location
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
179 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 3A – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Family: Long March 3
Length: 52.5 m
Diameter: 3.35 m
Launch Mass: 240 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 0 kg
The Long March 3A was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on . Long March 3A has 27 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 27 launches.
Agency
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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.
