http://www.cgwic.com/rss/rss.asp China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/0423_APSTAR-7B.html Beijing, May 5th, 2010 - China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) and Hong Kong based APT Satellite Company Limited signed the APSTAR-7B satellite launch services contract on April 23, 2010.   According to the contract, APSTAR-7B satellite, a SpaceBus 4000C2 based telecommunication satellite, developed by Thales Alenia Space, will be launched by Long March 3B enhanced version launch vehicle (LM-3B/E) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in the second half of 2012. The LM Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/0408_users_conference.html On 8 April 2010, the Long March Users’ Conference was held in Xichang, on occasion of  the 20th anniversary of the launch of Hughes-built Asiasat-1 communications satellite by a Long March 3 launch vehicle, the very first Long March launch vehicle’s international commercial launch. More than 30 representatives from International satellite operators, satellite manufacturers, insurance underwriters and brokers attended the Conference. The Conference also had the attendance of th Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/0305_LM-4C_IX_Remote-Sensing.html At 12:55 a.m. Beijing Time on March 5, 2010, China’s Long March 4C (LM-4C) launch vehicle conducted a launch in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending Yaogan IX remote-sensing satellite into predetermined orbit. Yaogan IX satellite is designed and manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), subordinated to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC). It will be mainly used for scientific experiment, land resources survey, crop yield estimates and di Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/0118_BeiDou_Satellite.html At 00:12 Beijing Time on January 17, 2010, the 3rd BeiDou (COMPASS) satellite  was successfully launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) aboard a Long March 3C (LM-3C) launch vehicle. According to the data from Xi’an Satellite Control Center (XSCC)，the satellite successfully entered into the pre-determined orbit,. The LM-3C launch vehicle is developed and manufactured by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), and the satellite is designed and manufactured Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/1215_LM-4C_VIII_Remote-Sensing.html At 10:31 a.m. Beijing Time on December 15, 2009, China’s Long March 4C (LM-4C) launch vehicle conducted a launch in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending Yaogan VIII remote-sensing satellite into space. Along on board was China’s first public-welfare micro-satellite “Hope I”, which was successfully put into a predetermined solar synchronous orbit. Yaogan VIII satellite is designed and manufactured by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), su Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/1209_LM-2D_VII_Remote-Sensing.html At 4:42 p.m. Beijing Time on December 9, 2009, China’s Long March 2D (LM-2D) launch vehicle conducted a launch in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), successfully sending Yaogan VII remote-sensing satellite into predetermined  orbit. Yaogan VII satellite is designed and manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), subordinated to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC). It will be mainly used for scientific experiment, land resources survey, crop yield Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/1112_LM-2C_Shijian-11-01.html At AM10:45 Beijing Time on November 12, 2009, China’s LM-2C launch vehicle conducted a launch in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), successfully sending Shijian-11/01 satellite into predetermined Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Shijian-11/01 satellite is manufactured by China Spacesat Co. Ltd. subordinated to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC). The satellite will mainly be used for space science and engineering ex-periments. The LM-2C launch vehicle is developed by Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2010/0225_LaoSat-1.html On February 25, 2010, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), China Asia-Pacific Mobile Communications Satellite Company Limited (APMT) and Laos National Authority for Science and Technology (NAST) under Prime Minister’s Office PDR, jointly signed the Contract for Lao Satellite Broadcasting and Telecommunication System Construction (LAOSAT-1).  This is the fifth satellite contract signed by CGWIC on an in-orbit-delivery basis with international customer. This satellite will Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/1221_LM-3B_Investigation.html The PALAPA-D/LM-3B flight anomaly investigation was concluded in early November 2009. China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the launch vehicle manufacturer, and Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology (AAPT), the third stage engines manufacturer, formed the Investigation Committee and conducted the analysis and study on the malfunction phenomenon which occurred during the LM-3B/PALAPA-D flight on August 31, 2009, when the thrust of one of the third stage engines was lower and th Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/1108_APSTAR-7.html On November 8, 2009, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)and APT Satellite Company Limited Hong Kong, signed the launch services contract of using a Long March 3B enhanced launch vehicle (LM-3B/E) to launch APSTAR-7 communications satellite in Beijing. Bases on SPACEBUS 4000 C2 platform of Thales Alenia Space France (TASF), APSTAR-7 has 28 C-Band and 28 Ku-Band transponders onboard, with a total frequency of 11.4 KW and 15 years’ design life. It will be launched in the first ha Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0901_launched_PALAPA-D.html On August 31, 2009, the PALAPA-D satellite was launched by LM-3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 17:28 Beijing time. The first and second stages of the launch vehicle operated normally, however, the third stage experienced underperformance and the satellite was sent into a transfer obit which is lower than the pre-determined super-GTO. Since the anomaly occurred, engineers of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the launch vehicle manufacturer, have been ma Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0909_New_Contract.html On September 8, 2009, China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) and a customer in the Indian Ocean region, signed a launch services contract. According to the contract, the telecommunication satellite will be launched by using Long March 3B launch vehicle (LM-3B) from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in 2012 preliminarily.         The LM-3B launch vehicle, designed and manufactured by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), is the most p Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0819_Ninth_Moscow_Air_Show.html The ninth Moscow air show kicked off in the city of Ru Trajkovski in the outskirts of Moscow on August 18, 2009. Yin Liming, the newly appointed president of China Great Wall Industry Corporation attended the air show. CGWIC, over many years, has conducted much cooperation with many countries, especially Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS countries in the field of aerospace and achieved fruitful results. China-Russia joint Mars probe project has become one of the highlights in the air show Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0702_Export_Control_Training.html To further reinforce the nonproliferation and export control awareness of the staff and elude operation risks, according to the CGWIC export control annual work plan and the cooperation arrangement between CGWIC and Center of International Trade and Security (CITS) of University of Georgia (UGA), CGWIC invited the CITS/UGA experts to give staff the export control training on July, 2nd. Company President Yin Liming, all staff of the divisions, subsidiary companies of Beijing area, managers from Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0615_President_Yin_Liming.html The delegation of China Aerospace Industry headed by Mr. Yin Liming, the newly appointed President of China Great Wall Industry Corporation, attended the 48th Paris Air Show on June 15th, 2009. The year 2009 celebrates the One Hundredth Anniversary of Paris Air Show. This is also the 12th time China Great Wall Industry Corporation makes its presence in this grand event for international aviation and aerospace industry since 1985, as the first batch of Chinese exhibitors in the Show. This yea Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0324_NigcomSat-1R_Contract.html The signing ceremony for the contract for in-orbit delivery of the NigcomSat-1R satellite was held in Beijing on March 24, 2009. Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku, Nigerian Minister for Federal Science and Technology, Mr. T. Ahmed-Rufai, Managing Director and CEO of Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat Ltd.) and Mr. Yin Liming, President of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), were present to sign the contract. The NigcomSat-1R satellite will be based on the Dongfanghong-4 (DFH-4) sa Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2009/0111_Venesat-1.html On January 11, 2009, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC), officially completed the in-orbit delivery of the Venesat-1 communications satellite and associated TT&C and teleport system. The in-orbit delivery ceremony was held in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and was attended by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Chinese ambassador to Venezuela Zhang Tuo, and CASC Deputy General Manager Yuan Jiajun. Venesa Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2008/1206_VeneSat-1_Test.html On December 6, 2008, China Great Wall announced that following the successful launch of the VeneSat-1 communications satellite on October 30, 2008, orbit maneuvers, in-orbit testing (IOT) and other associated tasks have proceeded as scheduled, and that in-orbit testing (IOT) for Venesat-1 has been successfully completed. IOT results indicate that Venesat-1’s in-orbit status is normal and that its performance specifications meet all contractual requirements. This means thar the satellite is Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2008/1111_Nigeria_Fails.html At 04:33 on November 11, 2008, Beijing time, Nigeria Communication Satellite (Nigcomsat-1) failed after running out of power due to a failure in its solar array. Project contractor China Great Wall immediately reported the technical failure and the status of its investigation to its Nigerian client, and is working actively with the satellite manufacturer and other parties to provide a rapid solution to its client. Nigcomsat-1 was the first commercial in-orbit delivery contract won by CGWIC via Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cgwic.com/news/2008/1030_Launched_the_VeneSat-1.html At 00:53 on October 30 2008, Beijing Time, the VeneSat-1 Communications Satellite was successfully launched aboard a Chinese LM-3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC). This marks the second time that China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corporation (CASC), to provide satellite in-orbit delivery services to international commercial customers as an entire package, including satellite, launch services and grou Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT