ChinaSat 1E
Long March 7A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
ChinaSat 1E
Type: Communications
Note: provisional information based on satellite naming
The FH 2 (Feng Huo 2) series are reportedly the second generation of chinese military comsats and data relay satellites. They provide both C-band and UHF communications.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. manufactured the satellites based on the DFH-4 Bus.
Location
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Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China
22 rockets have launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 7A – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Family: Long March 7
The Long March 7A was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on . Long March 7A has 4 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 5 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.
