School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)

More space organisations in China

• CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

  China's main space contractor — develops Long March rockets, satellites and the Chinese Space Station.

• CASIC (China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

  China's major state-owned defense aerospace corporation — develops the Kuaizhou solid-fuel commercial launch vehicles, missiles, and space systems alongside CASC.

• CGWIC (China Great Wall Industry Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

  Commercial arm of CASC for international space business — manages international payload launches on Long March rockets and provides satellite systems to overseas customers.

• iSpace (Interstellar Glory) · Startup · Beijing

  Develops the Hyperbola series of commercial launch vehicles and reusable shuttle concepts — first Chinese private company to reach orbit with a solid rocket.

• SAST (Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) · Research Institution · Shanghai

  CASC subsidiary and major design and production centre for liquid rockets, air defense systems, satellite platforms and space transportation in Shanghai.

• ADA Space (Guoxing Aerospace) · Startup · Chengdu

  Develops AI-enhanced remote sensing and communications satellites — operates low-cost imaging and IoT constellations with onboard AI processing for real-time Earth intelligence.

• CAS Space (Zhongke Aerospace) · Private Company · Beijing

  Mixed-ownership launch company born from the Chinese Academy of Sciences — develops the Lijian-1 solid launch vehicle and next-generation reusable liquid rockets.

• CAST (China Academy of Space Technology) · Research Institution · Beijing

  CASC's core subsidiary for spacecraft development — designs and manufactures China's major civil and commercial satellites including navigation, communication, Earth observation…