Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology

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Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
上海航天技术研究院
Agency overview
AbbreviationSAST
Formed1 August 1961
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersMinhang District, Shanghai, China [1]
Official languageStandard Chinese
Owner
Employees16,800+
Annual budgetCN¥17.1 billion
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
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The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) is a Chinese space agency and subordinate of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), it is referred to as The Eighth Academy of CASC.[2] The agency was established in August 1961 as Shanghai Second Bureau of Electromechanical Industry, but was later renamed to Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology in 1993.[3]

Space flight programmes

SAST designs, develops, and manufactures launch vehicles as well as components. They designed and manufactured the Long March 2D, the entire Long March 4 series and FB-1 rockets. The FB-1 launched three military satellites, no details of which have been published. SAST was held responsible for the FB-1 failures between 1973 and 1981.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Shanghai Aerospace City". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215083631/http://www.hannway.com/en/ProductDetail.aspx?id=29&anli=89. Retrieved 15 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)". NTI. http://www.nti.org/facilities/12/. Retrieved 15 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology". http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/contractor/sast.htm. Retrieved 15 December 2013. 



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