China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
aka CASC
Primary contractor for China's space program. Long March family.
Products & Services
Long March 5
operationalChinese heavy-lift launch vehicle for large payloads and deep space missions.
Since 2016
Long March 2D/2F
operationalMedium-lift vehicles for crewed missions and Sun-synchronous orbits.
Since 1992
Tiangong Space Station
operationalChinese modular space station in LEO with permanent crew rotation.
Since 2022
Key Challenges
reusable launchdeep space transportspace station commercialization
Roadmap
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Long March 9 super heavy-lift2030
in progress○
Crewed lunar landing2030
plannedEvent Timeline (12 events)
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launch1 payloadAug 17, 2026
Long March 2C · SSO · Success
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launch13000 payloadsAug 16, 2026
Long March 12 · LEO · Success
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launch1 payloadAug 10, 2026
Long March 7A · GTO · Failure
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launch13000 payloadsAug 4, 2026
Long March 8A · LEO · Success
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launch1 payloadJul 30, 2026
Long March 6A · N/A · Success
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launch1 payloadJul 29, 2026
Long March 7A · GTO · Success
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launch1 payloadJul 23, 2026
Long March 3B/E · GTO · Success
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launch1 payloadJul 10, 2026
Long March 10B · LEO · Success
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launch1296 payloadsJul 5, 2026
Long March 8A · PO · Success
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launch1296 payloadsJul 4, 2026
Long March 6A · PO · Success
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launch1 payloadJul 1, 2026
Long March 4B · SSO · Success
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launch1 payloadJun 23, 2026
Long March 7A · GTO · Success