http://www.cgwic.com/rss/rss.asp China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/1109_萤火一号.html At 4:16 Beijing time, On November 9, 2011, the Yinghuo-1 (YH-1) and Phobos-Grunt (FGSC), provided respectively by China and Russia, carried by a Zenit-2SB rocket were successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the orbit where the periapsis is 800 kilometres, the apoapsis 80,000 kilometres, and the inclination of 21 degrees. This marks the first joint effort between China and Russia to explore Mars, as well as China’s first voyage to Mars. The launch is based on t Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/1009_LM-3BE_Successfully_Launches_W3C_Telecommunications_Satellite.html   At 16:21 Beijing Time (8:21 GMT) on October 7, 2011, China Successfully launched the W3C telecommunications satellite manufactured by Thales Alenia Space France (TASF) for Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) into predetermined orbit aboard an enhanced LM-3B (LM-3BE) launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC).   According to the data from Xi’an Satellite Control Center (XSCC)，26 minutes after lift-off, the satellite and launch vehicle separated Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0921_白俄_签约.html In September 18, 2011, under the witness of Wu Bangguo – the NPC Standing Committee Chairman and Mia ninkovic – the Belarus Prime Minister, President Yin Liming and the Belarus Republic unitary production enterprises of precision electronic machinery plant director general Coppola Sergei signed an in-orbit delivery Communication Satellite Contract in the capital of Belarus on behalf of both sides respectively.   Under the contract, China will in-orbit deliver a communication Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0906_CGWIC，_MAKS_2011，_International_Aviation_and_Space_Salon.html From August 16 to August 21, 2011, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) attended the 10th International Aviation and Space Salon, MAKS-2011. For this year, it is CGWIC’s 4th participation to the grand event of international commercial aerospace and space industry. At the 10th MARKS, CGWIC mainly promotes and introduces its workhorse launch vehicles including the LM-3B, LM-2D and LM-4B, and commercial satellite platforms including DFH-4 and CAST-2000 which have won international c Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0815_Long_March_3B_launches_PakSat-1R_Satellite.html At 00:15'04, August 12th, 2011 (Beijing Time), the Pakistan Communications Satellite 1R (PakSat-1R) owned by Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) aboard a Long March 3B launch vehicle (LM-3B or CZ-3B) and successfully entered into the pre-determined orbit. It is the first time for China aerospace industry to export a communications satellite to an Asian customer on an in-orbit delivery basis.   &nbsp Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0622_China_Great_Wall_Industry_Corp_Attend_the_49th_Paris_Air_Show.html From June 20 to June 25, 2011, China Great Wall Industry Corp. attended the 49th Paris Air Show. CGWIC is the first Chinese enterprise which made its debut on Paris Air Show. For this year, it is CGWIC’s 13th participation to the event of international aerospace and space industry.  On the 49th Paris Air Show, CGWIC mainly promotes and introduces its launch vehicles including the LM-3B, LM-2D and LM-4B, and commercial satellite platforms including DFH-4 and CAST2000 which have won Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0531_LM-3A_Series_Launch_Vehicle_Users_Manual_Issue_2011.html LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual Issue 2011      Officially Released     With the efforts for more than one year, LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual Issue 2011 is now officially released.      Since the draft of the manual available online on December 22, 2010, a number of comments and suggestion were received, and we hereby extend our appreciation to all the attention.     The official release of LM-3A Series Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0527_VRSS-1_Remote_Sensing_Satellite_Program.html China and Venezuela signed a contract for VRSS-1 remote sensing satellite program on May 26, 2011, in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela. Mr. Ricardo Menendez Prieto, Minister of MPPCTII and Mr. Yin Liming, president of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), executed the contract as the representative of each party. According to the contract, CGWIC, as prime contractor, together with subcontractors of spacecraft, launch vehicle, ground control and ground application system，will perf Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0125_Yin_Liming_visited_NSAK.html  At the invitation of NSAK, Mr. Yin Liming, President of CGWIC, with his delegation, visited NSAK from Jan. 1 to 8, 2011. During the visit, Mr. Yin Liming met with Mr. Musabayev, Director of NSAK, and he also attended the International Scientific Conference «SPACE FOR HUMAN BENEFIT - A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE», in memorial of the 50th anniversary of mankind’s first trip to aerospace.                   &nbs Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2011/0120_Long_March_Records_15_Launch_Successes_2010.html The year of 2010 is a busy year for Long March, full of launch successes. In 2010, Long March launch vehicle completed a record breaking 15 launches from three launch sites in with a 100% success rate, which is a dramatic increase compared with 6 launches in 2009 and 11 launches in 2008. Among the 15 launches, eight missions were conducted by Long March 3A series launch vehicle, while four missions by Long March 4 series and three missions by LM-2D. The intensive launches in 2010 were mostly Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1228_CGWIC_Inspur_Group_Strategic_Cooperation_Agreement.html On December 27, 2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Inspur Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing . The two sides will cooperate in the aspects of customer resources, products, information, technology, financing, logistics, project operation etc. Mr. Lei Fanpei, Deputy General Manager of CASC, Mr. Yin Liming, President of CGWIC and Mr. Sun Pishu, Chairman of Inspur Group presented and witnessed the signing ceremony.  As the leading services provid Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1223_Yin_Liming_Pakistan_Premier_Wen_Jiabao.html Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao paid official visit to Pakistan from December 17 to 19, 2010. Mr. Yin Liming, President of CGWIC visit Pakistan at the  same time. On December 18, Mr. Yin Liming and Mr. Ahmed Bilal, Chairman SUPARCO signed the MOU for the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS) Program, with the presence of Premier Wen Jiabao of the People’s Republic of China and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and attended the China-Pakistan Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1222_Draft_LM-3A_Series_Launch_Vehicle_Manual_Issue_2011_Released.html Beijing , 15 December 2010 The draft of LM-3A Series Launch Vehicle User's Manual Issue 2011 is now available online for public comment. The previous three independent manuals (Issue 1999) of LM-3A, LM-3B and LM-3C are now incorporated into this one manual. Below is the link for this new manual (in PDF format). We will highly appreciate it if you can send your comments to launch@cgwic.com before December 31, 2010. http://www.cgwic.com/LaunchServices/Download/manual/     &nb Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1214_China_Bolivia_Sign_Contract_Tupak_Katari_Communications_Satellite_Program.html   On Dec. 13, 2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), and the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE) signed the Contract for Tupak Katari Communications Satellite Program in La Paz, the administrative capital city of Bolivia. Mr. Ivan Zambrana, Executive General Director of ABE, and Mr. Yin Liming, President of CGWIC, executed the contract as the representative of each party. According to the contract, CGWIC is going to deliver Tupak Katari communications satellite in orbit and the re Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1203_Yin_Liming_the_Fifth_China-Russia_Economic_and_Trade_Summit_Forum__Moscow.html November 24, 2010, the fifth China-Russia Economic and Trade Summit Forum was held in Moscow . Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov attended the Forum. Yin Liming, president of China Great Wall Industry Corporation, as an invited attendee, made an impressive and warmly-welcomed keynote address on ’s aerospace and its commercial development at the Electromechanical Cooperation Conference under the Forum. Pic. 1. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Ma Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1203_Delegation_China_National_Space_Administration_Visited_Russian_Federal_Space_Agency.html On November 25 and 26, 2010, Russian Federal Space Agency and its general director Anatoly Perminov hosted a delegation of China National Space Administration, lead by its general director Chen Qiufa, and accompanied by Yin Liming, president of China Great Wall Industry Cooperation. Between the two parties, a fruitful talk was held and the views on the Framework on China-Russia Aerospace Cooperation were exchanged. At the end, the delegation visited some Russian space businesses, such as Lavochk Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1201_VeneSat-1_completes_second_year_in_orbit.html On Dec.1, 2010, VeneSat-1 has successfully completed two years in orbit. The spacecraft is in good health and performing properly, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (ABEA) of Venezuela .     In a feature posted on the website of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Venezuela titled as “VeneSat-1 operating perfectly in orbit for two years”, the spacecraft is performing flawlessly and consistent wit Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1118_Bulk_Purchases_Framework_Agreement_CALT_CAST.html On November 16, 2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) signed a bulk purchase framework agreement with China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) at the 8th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.  According to the agreement, CGWIC is going to purchase 20 Long March 3A series launch vehicles from CALT and 8 DFH-4 communications satellites from CAST in the five years. The expected value of the contracts is RMB Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1112_11th_Space_Cooperation_Session_under_The_Sino_Russia_Premiers’_Summit.html On Dec. 2, 2010, the president Yin Liming attended the 11th Space Cooperation Session under Sino-Russia Premiers’ Summit at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing .  The session was jointly hosted by Chen Qiufa, head of China National Space Administration (CNSA), and Anatoly Perminov, head of Russian Space Agency. The attendance of Perminov and his delegation was arranged by the organizer of the 11th Space Cooperation Session and invited by China National Space Administration. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/1112_Indonesia-China_Business_Forum.html On Oct. 25, 2010, Vice-president Zhang Xiaodong attended Indonesia-China Business Forum held in Shanghai Pudong, and well exchanged views with the Indonesian government delegation and Chinese government officials concerning international aerospace cooperation between the two countries.       Chinese Ambassador to Zhang Qiyue with VP of CGWIC Zhang Xiaodong   Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT