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 research institute affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.[2]

The institute 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]

Products

Space flight systems

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, the details of which have not been published. SAST was held responsible for the FB-1 failures between 1973 and 1981.[3]

As of 2024, SAST also designs, develops, and Manufactures launch Vehicles and Satellites. The Long March 2D, Long March 4B, Long March 4C, Long March 6, Long March 6A, Long March 6C and Long March 12 are launch Vehicles made by SAST.

Air defense systems

SAST produces several air defense missiles, including:[4]

  • FN series (Chinese: 飞鹰) man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS)
    • FN-6
    • FN-16
  • FB series (Chinese: 飞豹) maneuver short-range air defense system (M-SHORAD)
    • FB-6
    • FB-10
  • LY series (Chinese: 猎鹰) medium-range air defense system
    • LY-60 (HQ-6)
    • LY-70
    • LY-80 (HQ-16)
  • Other missile systems

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. 
  4. ↑ "上海观察：首次亮相珠海航展的LY-80N舰空导弹竟然是“上海造”". 1 November 2016. http://www.sast.spacechina.com/n1323881/n1323976/c1540642/content.html. 
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