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Operator file · CN-88

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China · Government · EST. 1999

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is a government launch operator based in China, founded in 1999. The register credits it with 618 launches flown under its own name — 602 successful, 16 failed, a lifetime success rate of 97.4%. Its next launch inside the current manifest window is Long March 12A | Flight 2, lifting from Long March 12 series Pad at 2026-10-31 00:00:00Z.

SourceLAUNCH LIBRARY 2
Window reaches2026-12-31 00:00:00Z
Page generated2026-10-12 02:20:53Z

Flight record

Launch statistics

ON RECORD
Total launches618
Successful602
Failed16
Success rate97.4%
Consecutive successes9
Scheduled7
AdministratorChairman & President: Lei Fanpei
Founded1999

Counts are launches filed under CASC’s own name in The Space Devs’ Launch Library register. They are not a count of missions or payloads: a spacecraft that flew on a contracted vehicle is credited to the operator that flew it.

Who flies for them, and who they fly for

An operator owns the rocket and runs the count, and it is the operator’s name the launch schedule filters by. A customer funds the mission, supplies the payload and buys the ride. Plenty of organisations are both. CASC is counted below in whichever role the current manifest actually gives it.

Manifest role

LIVE COUNT
Flying as operator2
Named as customer0
Window reaches2026-12-31 00:00:00Z
Scheduled (register total)7

No scheduled flight in the current window names CASC while being operated by somebody else.

How this is counted: a scheduled launch is treated as a customer flight when this organisation’s name or abbreviation appears in the launch name, mission name or programme and somebody else is flying it. Mission descriptions are not searched, and the window is one batch of the next launches worldwide, reaching to 2026-12-31 00:00:00Z — so both counts are a floor, not a complete manifest.

About CASC

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.

Upcoming launches

“T-0 known to” is the register’s own precision on the launch time — a date good only to the month is shown as such rather than counted down as if it were exact. A go-probability appears only where the operator published one for that flight; Delta-V does not calculate it and it is not a forecast made here.

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Common questions

How many launches has China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation flown?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has 618 launches on record under its own name, of which 602 succeeded and 16 failed. The register counts launches flown under an operator's own name, not missions or payloads it contributed to.
What is China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's success rate?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has a lifetime launch success rate of 97.4%, calculated as 602 successful flights out of 618 attempts. Its current run is 9 consecutive successes.
When is China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's next launch?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's next launch inside Delta-V's manifest window is Long March 12A | Flight 2, scheduled for 2026-10-31 00:00:00Z from Long March 12 series Pad. The register files that time with a precision of M. A launch time is a no-earlier-than target and can move.
Does China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation fly its own rockets, or buy launches from another operator?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has 618 launches flown under its own name in the launch register. It is the operator on 2 flights in the current manifest window. An operator owns the rocket and runs the count; a customer funds the mission, supplies the payload and buys the ride. The operator filter on the launch schedule lists only the former, which is why a well-known agency can be central to a flight and still not appear on it.
Where is China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation based?
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is based in China and the register classifies it as a government operator. It was founded in 1999.