Ningxia 1 (x5)
Long March 6
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Ningxia 1 (x5)
Type: Earth Science
Ningxia 1 is a constellation of remote sensing satellites developed by Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 16
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
123 rockets have launched from Taiyuan 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.
