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China Satellite Communications

Space Agencies of Asia

China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd., known as China Satcom, is a Chinese aerospace company that provides communications services by satellite. The company operates its satellite fleet under the ChinaSat brand and was a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Before being reincorporated as a limited company, it was known as China Satellite Communications Corporation. Through APT Satellite Holdings, a listed company jointly controlled with China Great Wall Industry Corporation, another CASC subsidiary, China Satcom also operated satellites under the Apstar brand.

Facts
Agency Type
Chinese state-owned satellite communications company, majority owned by the Chinese government through CASC 1
Founded Year
2000 1
The source states only that the company was formed sometime in 2000 by merger; no more precise month or day was found.
Open Questions
Annual Budget
Not disclosed
State-owned aerospace subsidiary of CASC; no public annual revenue or budget figure found in the source consulted.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • China Satellite Communications infobox, Owner field
    Chinese Government (via CASC) (99.75%)
  • China Satellite Communications, lead section
    China Satellite Communications Corporation was formed sometime in 2000 by the merger of several satellite companies
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