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A subsidiary of CASC
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
| CALT
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Native name
| 中???火箭技??究院
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Company type
| Subsidiary
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Industry
| Aerospace
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Founded
| November 16, 1957
; 66 years ago
(
1957-11-16
)
[1]
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Headquarters
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Key people
| - Wang Xiaojun
(President and Deputy Party Secretary)
- Li Minghua
(Party Secretary and Vice President)
[2]
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Products
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Services
| Orbital
rocket launch
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Total assets
| CN¥103.795 billion (2020)
[3]
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Number of employees
| 33,000
[3]
(May 2020)
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Parent
| CASC
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Website
| www
.calt
.com
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The
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
(
CALT
) is a major state-owned civilian and military space
launch vehicle
manufacturer in China and one of the major launch service providers in the world. CALT is a subsidiary of the larger
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
(CASC). It was established in 1957 by
Dr. Xue-Sen Qian
and is headquartered in
Fengtai District
,
Beijing
.
[4]
Its major contribution to China's civilian and military launch capability has been the manufacture of the
Long March
family of rockets.
[5]
[6]
CALT has over 33,000 employees.
[6]
The current Chief Designer is Long Lehao (
??豪
).
[7]
CALT is also planning two
spaceplanes
. They would both be single-stage to space
sub-orbital
rocketplanes
. One would be a 10-ton 4-passenger plane that would fly to 100 km at Mach 6. The other would be a 100-ton 20-passenger plane that would fly to 130 km at Mach 8. They would be equipped with
liquid methane
/
liquid oxygen
rocket engines. The larger spaceplane would also be able to carry a strap-on
space rocket
, making it function as the first stage of a two-stage to orbit space launch platform. That rocket would launch above the
Karman line
, and lift 1?2 tons to
LEO
.
[8]
In 2021, following tests by CALT,
United States Secretary of the Air Force
Frank Kendall III
stated that China was developing and testing a
fractional orbital bombardment system
.
[9]
[10]
U.S. sanctions
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edit
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In August 2020, the
United States Department of Defense
released the names of “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States. CALT was included on the list.
[6]
[11]
In November 2020, U.S. President
Donald Trump
issued an
executive order
prohibiting U.S. companies and individuals owning shares in companies, including CALT, that the U.S. Department of Defense has listed as having links to the
People's Liberation Army
.
[12]
[13]
Subsidiaries
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References
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"California Business Search (C2414622 - Space Exploration Technologies Corp)"
. California Secretary of State.
Archived
from the original on March 12, 2017
. Retrieved
May 5,
2018
.
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"Leadership Team - China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology"
.
CALT Official Website
. CALT.
Archived
from the original on 13 December 2020
. Retrieved
17 November
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"About US - Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology"
.
www.calt.com
. CALT.
Archived
from the original on 20 October 2016
. Retrieved
17 November
2020
.
- ^
"Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology - CALT 1st Academy - China Nuclear Forces"
.
fas.org
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-02-11
. Retrieved
2021-06-18
.
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Clark, Stephen.
"China launches three military satellites, tests new rocket steering fins"
.
Spaceflight Now
.
Archived
from the original on 2020-11-07
. Retrieved
2020-08-29
.
- ^
a
b
c
"DOD Releases List of Additional Companies, in Accordance with Section 1237 of FY19 NDAA"
.
U.S. Department of Defense
. August 28, 2020.
Archived
from the original on 30 August 2020
. Retrieved
30 August
2020
.
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Lin, Jeffrey; Singer, P.W. (July 19, 2018).
"China's super-sized space plans may involve help from Russia"
.
Popular Science
. Archived from
the original
on July 20, 2018.
With this size and lift, China's Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) Chief Designer Long Lehao announced that the Long March 9 will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons to low Earth orbit (LEO), 50 tons to Earth-Moon transfer orbit, and 44 tons to Earth-Mars transfer orbit (140 tons is right between the projected lifts of NASA's Space Launch System (130 tons) and SpaceX's 150 ton BFR).
- ^
Jeffrey Lin (7 October 2016).
"China's Private Space Industry Prepares To Compete With SpaceX And Blue Origin"
.
Popular Science
.
Archived
from the original on 8 November 2020
. Retrieved
8 October
2016
.
- ^
Axe, David (October 16, 2021).
"Report: China Has Tested A Nuke That Can Dodge American Radars"
.
Forbes
.
Archived
from the original on October 17, 2021
. Retrieved
October 17,
2021
.
- ^
Watt, Louise; Parekh, Marcus (2021-10-17).
"
'We have no idea how they did this': Secret hypersonic launch shows China streaking ahead in arms race"
.
The Daily Telegraph
.
ISSN
0307-1235
.
Archived
from the original on 2023-03-22
. Retrieved
2021-10-17
.
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"Qualifying Entities Prepared in Response to Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (PUBLIC LAW 105?261)"
(PDF)
.
U.S. Department of Defense
. August 28, 2020.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 28 August 2020
. Retrieved
30 August
2020
.
- ^
Chen, Shawna (November 12, 2020).
"Trump bans Americans from investing in 31 companies with links to Chinese military"
.
Axios
.
Archived
from the original on October 28, 2021
. Retrieved
November 12,
2020
.
- ^
Pamuk, Humeyra; Alper, Alexandra; Ali, Idrees (2020-11-12).
"Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military"
.
Reuters
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-10-28
. Retrieved
2020-11-12
.
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