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{{Short description|Chinese Defense & Aerospace manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
| logo = China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo.png
| logo_size = 160px
| logo_alt = CASC Group Logo
| logo_caption = 
| image = CASC Building (20211016150951).jpg
| image_caption = CASC headquarters
| former_name = 
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|中国航天科技集团公司}}
| type = State owned
| traded_as = 
| industry = [[Earth:Aerospace|aerospace]], space industry
| genre = 
| fate = 
| predecessor = China Aerospace Corporation
| successor = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1999|7|1}}
| founder = 
| defunct = 
| location_city = Haidian District, [[Place:Beijing|Beijing]]
| location_country = {{wipe|China}}
| locations = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ill|Wu Yansheng|zh|吴燕生}} ([[Social:Chairman|Chairman]] and [[Social:President (corporate title)|President]])
| products = [[Engineering:Spacecraft|Spacecraft]]<br>[[Engineering:Missile|Missile]]s<br>[[Engineering:Electronics|Electronics]]
| production = 
| services = 
| revenue = [[Finance:Renminbi|CN¥]]294.02 billion<ref name=prof>{{cite web|url= http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/n17138/n17229/c127066/content.html|title=Company Profile - CASC|author=China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation|access-date=31 December 2014}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2013
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| aum = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| owner = State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
| members = 
| num_employees = 174,000
| num_employees_year = 2014
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
| s = 中国航天科技集团公司
| t = 中國航天科技集團公司
| p = Zhōngguó Hángtiān Kējì Jítuán Gōngsī
| order = st
}}
The '''China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation''', or '''CASC''', is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of [[Engineering:Spacecraft|spacecraft]], [[Engineering:Launch vehicle|launch vehicle]]s, strategic and tactical [[Engineering:Missile|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.

Along with space and defense manufacture, CASC also produces machinery, [[Engineering:Chemical industry|chemicals]], [[Engineering:Telecommunication|communications]] equipment, transportation equipment, computers, medical care products and [[Earth:Natural environment|environmental]] protection equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen-Ebrahimian|first=Bethany|date=2020-06-24|title=Defense Department produces list of Chinese military-linked companies, 20 years after mandate|url=https://www.axios.com/defense-department-chinese-military-linked-companies-856b9315-48d2-4aec-b932-97b8f29a4d40.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Axios|language=en}}</ref> CASC provides commercial launch services to the international market. By the end of 2013, the corporation has registered capital of CN¥294.02 billion and employs 170,000 people.<ref name=prof />

In December 2017, the CASC was converted from a state-owned enterprise (全民所有制企业) to a state-owned enterprise (国有独资公司) with the approval of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). The sole shareholder is SASAC, the company's headquarters are still in Beijing, the business areas remained the same and nothing changed for the staff either.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国航天科技集团公司更名为中国航天科技集团有限公司_中国政库_澎湃新闻-The Paper |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1915636 |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.thepaper.cn}}</ref>

In 2021, China's 14th five year plan included two [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|low Earth orbit]] [[Engineering:Satellite constellation|satellite constellation]]s named “GW” featuring nearly 13,000 satellites was in development.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spacenews.com/china-is-developing-plans-for-a-13000-satellite-communications-megaconstellation/ | title=China is developing plans for a 13,000-satellite megaconstellation | date=21 April 2021 }}</ref>

In November 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting U.S. companies and individuals owning shares in companies that the United States Department of Defense has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army, which included CASC.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chen| first=Shawna|date=November 12, 2020|title=Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military|work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/china-military-trump-investments-ban-a0458e29-2245-4bde-920b-d1c6bc698370.html|access-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Pamuk| first1=Humeyra| last2=Alper| first2=Alexandra| last3=Ali| first3=Idrees| date=2020-11-12|title=Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military|language=en|work={{wipe|Reuters}}|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive-idUSKBN27S2X3|access-date=2020-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Swanson|first=Ana|date=2020-11-12|title=Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Firms With Military Ties|language=en-US|work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/business/economy/trump-china-investment-ban.html|access-date=2020-11-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In August 2022, CASC's 9th Academy 771 and 772 Research Institutes were added to the United States Department of Commerce's Entity List.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Jane |date=2022-08-24 |title=Commerce Announces Addition of 7 Chinese Tech Institutions to Entity List |url=https://executivegov.com/2022/08/commerce-announces-addition-of-7-chinese-tech-institutions-to-entity-list/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=executivegov.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-08-23 |title=U.S. adds seven China-related entities to export control list |language=en |work={{wipe|Reuters}} |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-adds-seven-china-related-entities-export-control-list-2022-08-23/ |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref>

== Subordinate entities ==
{{more sources needed| section|date=June 2020}}

=== R&D and production complexes ===
* [[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology]] (CALT)
** China Energine International (Holdings) Limited
* [[Organization:Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology|Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology]] (AASPT)
* China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
* [[Organization:Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology|Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology]] (AALPT)
* Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology (SAAT)
* [[Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology|Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology]] (SAST)
* China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology (CAAET)
* [[Organization:China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics|China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics]] (CAAA)

=== Specialized companies ===
* [[Company:China Satellite Communications|China Satellite Communications]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-04/10/content_7667601.htm |title=China Satcom taken over amid telecom reshuffle |work=China Daily |access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref>
** APT Satellite International{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} 
*** APT Satellite Holdings
* China Great Wall Industry Corporation Limited (CGWIC)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cadell |first1=Cate |last2=Perez del Carpio |first2=Marcelo |date=November 21, 2023 |title=A growing global footprint for China's space program worries Pentagon |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/china-space-program-south-america-defense/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}} |language=en}}</ref>
* China Aerospace International Holdings
* Beijing Shenzhou Aerospace Software Technology Co, Ltd.
* China Spacesat Co. Ltd.<ref name="sm20200410">{{Cite web |title=Chinese space resource utilization firm Origin Space signs deal for space telescope – Science Metro |url=https://sciencemetro.com/space/chinese-space-resource-utilization-firm-origin-space-signs-deal-for-space-telescope/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co, Ltd
* China Aerospace Investment Holdings<ref name=easysmart>{{cite web|url=http://caih.spacechina.com/n9467/n9551/n123445/123781.html|script-title=zh:易穎有限公司|date=12 April 2012|access-date=19 July 2017|publisher=China Aerospace Investment Holdings|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055148/http://caih.spacechina.com/n9467/n9551/n123445/123781.html|archive-date=11 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Easy Smart Limited ({{lang|zh-hans|易颖有限公司}})<ref name=easysmart/>

=== Directly subordinated units ===
The "directly subordinated units"{{clarify|date=December 2014}} of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation are:
* China Astronautics Standards Institute
* China Astronautics Publishing House 
* Space Archives
* Aerospace Communication Center
* China Space News
* Chinese Society of Astronautics
* Aerospace Talent Development & Exchange Center
* Aerospace Printing Office

== See also ==
* [[Company:China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation|China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation]]
* [[Organization:China National Space Administration|China National Space Administration]]
* [[Company:Aviation Industry Corporation of China|Aviation Industry Corporation of China]] (AVIC)
* Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
* [[Engineering:CASC Rainbow|CASC Rainbow]] (UAV)

== References ==
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==External links==

{{Public sector space agencies}}


[[Category:Aerospace companies of China]]
[[Category:Commercial launch service providers]]

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