BDS I1-S
Long March 3C / YZ-1
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Location
Unknown Pad
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
186 rockets have launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 3C/YZ-1 – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Family: Long March 3
- Length: 54.8 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Launch Mass: 345 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 0 kg
The Long March 3C/YZ-1 was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on . Long March 3C/YZ-1 has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 launches.
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.
