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Chinese Satellite Program

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Abstract

The Chinese government considers the space industry as an important part of the nation’s overall development strategy. After generations of hard work, China’s space industry has created a unique approach of development that conforms to its national conditions, made brilliant achievements symbolized by the successful implementation of several major projects, and obtained a lot of innovative results in space science. Centering on China’s satellite programs, this chapter briefly introduces the development history, then outlines specific satellite programs: Earth observation, communications and broadcasting, navigation and positioning, and scientific and technological test satellites. Finally, it addresses the satellite program’s future perspectives and China’s international exchanges and cooperation.

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Further Reading

  • BeiDou Navigation Satellite System website. http://en.beidou.gov.cn/

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  • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation website. http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

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  • China Daily website. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

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  • China National Space Administration website. http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/index.html

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  • Chinese Academy of Sciences website. http://english.cas.cn/

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  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China website. https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/

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  • National Satellite Meteorological Center website. http://www.nsmc.org.cn/en/NSMC/Home/Index.html

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  • Report on the Development of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (2018) (Version 3.0), China Satellite Navigation Office, December 2018

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  • University of Science and Technology of China website. http://en.ustc.edu.cn/

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  • White Paper – China’s Space Activities in 2016 The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, December 2016

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  1. China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoxi Guo

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  1. European Space Agency, Paris, France

    Christina Giannopapa

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Guo, X. (2020). Chinese Satellite Program. In: Handbook of Space Security. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22786-9_118-1

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