Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology
| Other Name: | 四川航天技术研究; Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation (四川航天工业总公司); 062 Base; Seventh Academy |
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| Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Subordinate To: | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) |
| Size: | 15,000 people with over 20 subsidy institutions |
| Facility Status: | Active |
Originally established in 1965 as 062 Base, in 2005 this facility was renamed the Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology or Seventh Academy. [1] While differentiation between the Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology and the Sichuan Aerospace Industry Corporation is unclear, the conglomerate of firms develops systems associated with liquid-fuelled ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and anti-ship missiles. [2] Products include the 100km-range WS-1 and 200km-range WS-2 multiple launch rocket systems. [3] Its declared assets amount to U.S. $791 million (RMB 5.4 billion), and its revenue in 2008 amounted to RMB 2.2 billion. [4]
Subordinate organizations include the following: [5]
- Chongqing Aerospace Electromechanical Design Institute
- Sichuan Changzheng Mechanical Factory, Wanyuan, Sichuan
- Chongqing Bashan Instrument Factory - telemetry equipment
- Fenghuo Machinery Factory - servo-mechanical devices
- Liaoyuan Radio Factory, Xuanhua, Sichuan - space flight controls
- Tongjiang Machinery Factory - metals processing
- Mingjiang Machinery Factory, Dachuan
- Pinqjiang Instrument Factory, Dachuan - control systems
- Chuannan Machinery Factory missile system ignitors.
Sources:
[1] Hu Qunfang, “Aerospace Base 062 Renamed Sichuan Academy of Aerospace Technology [航天062基地更名为四川航天技术研究院],” China Aerospace, Volume 3, 2005, http://www.qikan.com.cn.
[2] “China's Aerospace and Defence Industry: Appendix A – Industry Directory,” Jane’s Information Group, 5 December 2000.
[3] Mark Stokes, “China’s Evolving Conventional Strategic Strike Capability,” Project 2049, 14 September 2009, p. 86.
[4] Mark Stokes, “China’s Evolving Conventional Strategic Strike Capability,” Project 2049, 14 September 2009, p. 86.
[5] “China's Aerospace and Defence Industry: Appendix A – Industry Directory,” Jane’s Information Group, 5 December 2000.
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