Supplier: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
| Exporting Country: |
| China |
| Company/Individual: |
| China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) |
| Also Known As: |
| China Aerospace Industry Corporation (CASC); China Aerospace Corporation (CASC); Number Five Research Academy of the Ministry of National Defense (Fifth Academy); Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry; Ministry of Astronautics; Ministry of Aerospace Industry |
| Program: |
| Missile |
| Date of Iran-related Activity: |
| 6/1/1995 |
| Address: |
| 8 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, P.O. Box 848, Beijing 100830 |
| Text: |
| Created in July 1999 when China Aerospace Corporation was divided into China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC) and China Aerospace Machinery & Electronics Corporation (CAMEC); listed by the Japanese government as an entity of concern for missile proliferation; sanctioned by the U.S. in August 1993 (as China Aerospace Corporation) for missile proliferation activities; under the direct control of the State Council; institutional history dates from October 1956 with the creation of the Fifth Research Academy of the Ministry of National Defense; subsequent names included the Seventh Academy of Machine Building Industry, the Ministry of Astronautics Industry and the Ministry of Aerospace Industry; in December 1992, transferred approximately 24 M-11 missiles to Sargodha Air Force Base in Pakistan; from September 1994 to June 1996 transferred as many as 30 M-11 ballistic missiles to Sargodha; in June 1995, transferred possibly hundreds of missile guidance systems and computerized machine tools for the production of ballistic missiles to Iran; general design and production of launch vehicles, design and research of control systems, propulsion systems, computers and inertial guidance systems, ground facilities, aerodynamics study and materials processing; development of China's nuclear missiles; development of submarine-based strategic nuclear missiles, surface-to-surface tactical missiles, air defense missiles, and cruise missiles; modification of the Long March rockets and satellite launchers; development of liquid hydrogen and oxygen rocket boosters; owns 8 large comprehensive academies, 6 large- and medium-size enterprise groups and 17 large- and medium-size directly subordinated companies; oversees more than 300 factories, research institutes, companies and universities located throughout China; has complete systems for research, design, development, production and test of launch vehicles and missiles; total assets by the end of 1995 were 54.8 billion yuan; reportedly trained North Korean missile engineers. - Computer and Control Corporation: Development of advanced computer systems for ground measurement and control for carrier rocket, and strategic and tactical missile launches; used during launch of Long March-2 rocket. - Department of Space Systems Engineering: Oversees: First Academy (Liquid Missile and Carrier Rocket); Second Academy (Surface-to-Air Missile); Third Academy (Coastal Defense Missile); Fourth Academy (Solid Propellant Surface-to-Surface Missile); Fifth Academy (Satellite); General Planning; Shanghai Bureau of Astronautics. - CASC Academies: First Academy: Also known as the Beijing Wan Yuan Industry Corporation (BWYIC), the Ministry of Aerospace Industry's First Academy (Carrier Rockets), Wanyuan Company, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the Capital Machinery Company, China's largest and most important entity for the development of launch vehicles; development of Long March-1, -2 and -3 rockets; design and development of the M-family of missiles; manufacture of aluminum alloy plates for rocket casings; founded 1957. Fifth Academy: Also known as the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The Academy of Space Chemical Propulsion Technology. Eighth Academy: Also known as the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) or the Shanghai Bureau of Astronautics (SHBOA); development of first and second stages of Chinese launch vehicles, and attitude control, guidance and stabilization systems. Ninth Academy: Also known as the China Academy of Basic Technology for Space Electronics; Chinese Academy of Space Electronics Technology (CASET); development of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for Long March launch vehicle telemetry systems. - CASC Subsidiaries: Jetcote Investments Trail Power International Sichuan Space Industry Corporation Xi'an Space Science & Technology Industry Corporation 50% owner of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) |
| Date Entered: |
| 3/25/2004 |
| Date Last Modified: |
| 3/25/2004 |