China National Space Administration

China National Space Administration

Government

Administrator: Tang Dengjie

Successful Launches 2

Failed Launches 0

Pending Launches 0

Agency Description

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.

Spacecraft Configs

Shenzhou


Maiden Flight 1999-11-19

Active Yes

Human Rated Yes

Height 9.25 Metres

Diameter 2.80 Metres


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