Long March 11 | Hongyun-1
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Dec. 21, 2018, 11:46 p.m. - Dec. 22, 2018, 12:28 a.m.
Dec. 21, 2018, 11:46 p.m. - Dec. 22, 2018, 12:28 a.m.
Hongyun is planned constellation of 156 low Earth orbit communications satellites by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). Hongyun-1 is a technology demonstration satellite.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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