ABOUT CGWIC

October 16, 1980 --- Creation of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), the first Chinese foreign trading company dedicated to the space technological service as well as international trade of space products.
October 26, 1985 --- Chinese government announced the entry of Long March launch vehicles into international market. CGWIC was then appointed as the exclusive agent for Chinese international commercial launch services and satellite cooperation.
June 16, 1987 --- First commercial piggyback services contract of the Long March launch vehicle signed at the Paris Air Show with CGWIC as prime contractor of the launcher and Matra as client. A micro-gravity instrument was the contracted piggyback payload, while the main payload was a Chinese recoverable satellite.
August 5~10, 1987 --- The first commercial piggyback mission was conducted. On August 5, the 15th mission of Long March a LM-2C successfully sent into orbit two pieces of micro-gravity instruments as piggyback payloads together with the main payload - the 9th Chinese recoverable satellite. The payloads were recovered on 10th August.
November 1, 1988 --- First commercial satellite launch services contract signed with Hughes, a US satellite manufacturer, in which LM-2E rockets were selected to launch two AUSSAT-B satellites for Australia.
April 7, 1990 --- First flight of a foreign made communications satellite on board Chinese launcher. From Xichang Satellite Launch Site, a LM-3 rocket successfully and precisely sent the Hughes-made AsiaSat-1 satellite into GTO. This success symbolized the entry `of Chinese launchers into the international commercial launch services market. China provided for the first time a launch campaign through live TV broadcast.
July 16, 1990 --- Maiden flight of LM-2E, successfully sending a dummy payload and a Pakistani satellite as piggyback payload into orbit. Based on the mature launch vehicle technology , and through 18 months' hard work, LM-2E was developed for the international market. This new version has increased Long March's LEO capability to 9.5 tons.
April 24,1992---A Launch Services Contract was signed with INTELSAT to launch INTELSAT 708 communication satellite using LM-3B.
December 21, 1992---The launch of LM-2E for AUSSAT-B, a Hughes built communication satellite, was conducted at Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was exploded 48 seconds after lift-off. The Chinese commercial launch services experienced a failure for the first time.
April 28, 1993---A launch services contract was signed between CGWIC and MOTOROLA to launch the IRIDIUM satellite using LM-2C/SD launch vehicles. The Contract includes 11 launches, with each launch for 2 IRIDIUM satellites.
1993 --- Important reform of company's structure took place. With CGWIC as the core enterprise, China Aerospace Great Wall Group was formed. The group was consisted of business divisions, functional departments, branches, and multiple specialized companies to operate a wide business area including general import and export , consulting, international exhibition, civil engineering, transportation, property management and tourism.
1993 --- CGWIC ranked 51 in the selections of 100 most famous enterprises nationwide by China Enterprise Association.
1995 --- CGWIC was selected by the State Administration Bureau of State Property to be listed in the official publication "The Backbone of China - the Best 500 State Owned Enterprises". CGWIC was the only one selected from the space industry.
1995 --- CGWIC was ranked as the 6th biggest national enterprise nationwide with its by export volume of mechanical and electrical products, and the 9th biggest with its import volume of technology and equipment.
November 28,1995---The LM-2E with EPKM (a Solid Perigee Kick Motor) successfully launched Asiasat 2 communications satellite at Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This indicated a new break though of the solid motor technology in China.
February 15, 1996---The maiden flight of LM-3B, the most powerful launch vehicle in Long March, was performed to launch INTELSAT 708. Twenty-two seconds after lift-off, the launch vehicle innertial platform slanted and the launch vehicle impacted to ground. Both the launch vehicle and the satellite were crashed. This failure damaged the confidence of international customer and insurance communities to Long March, and resulted in a severe setback of the Chinese Launch Services. The China Space Industry conducted a thorough failure investigation and picked up a series of corrective measures to enhance the reliability during the year that followed. Eighteen months after the failure, the LM-3B launch was resumed and made a success.
October 1996 --- Move to the new office building - "Aerospace Great Wall Plaza" located in Haidian District, Beijing. With 42,000 m2 of construction area, the new company building was finished with total investment of 380 million RMB.
August 20, 1997 --- The resumed launch of LM-3B - successfully sending the Philippine - Mabuhay satellite AgilaⅡinto GTO. This increased Long March's GTO capability from 2.6 tons to 5.2 tons.
September 1, 1997 --- Test flight of LM-2C/SD, successfully sending two dummy payloads into orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Site.
December 8, 1997 --- The first deployment launch by Long March launch vehicles for Iridium constellation. 2 Iridium satellites on top of a LM-2C/SD. According to the launch services contract between CGWIC and Motorola, 11 launches will be performed using LM-2C/SD, sending 22 of the total 66 satellites into LEO orbits.
July 18, 1998 --- First European made communications satellite launched by Long March. A LM-3B rocket successfully sent SinoSat-1 into GTO.
Decmber 30,2002---The LM-2F successfully launched Shenzhou-4 spacecraft,indicating that the Long March vehicles have accomplished 27 consecutive successful lauunches since Oct.1996. From the commercial launch to present,commercial launch services made up 56% of its total launches in the Long March family;22 commercial launch missions have been successfully completed,sending 27 international satelites and 5 piggy-back payload into orbit.
On December 27, 2004, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)’s reorganization ceremony was grandly held at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.After reorganization, as a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), CGWIC is the important platform for CASC’s international economical and technological cooperation. Mr. Wang Haibo assumes office of new president of CGWIC.