China Academy of Space Technology


The China Academy of Space Technology is a Chinese space agency and subordinate of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The agency was founded on 20 February 1968, and is the main spacecraft development and production facility in China. On 24 April 1970, CAST successfully launched China's first artificial satellite Dong Fang Hong I.

Space flight programmes

CAST designs and manufactures the Dong Fang Hong satellites.