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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    Title :

    Chinese Satellite Program


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Handbook of Space Security ; Chapter : 118 ; 1381-1399


    Publication date :

    2020-10-09


    Size :

    19 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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