The China Academy of Space Technology, abbreviated CAST, is a research institute affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, located in Haidian, Beijing, China. It was founded on 20 February 1968 and is a major spacecraft development and production facility in China. On 24 April 1970 it successfully launched China's first artificial satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, and it designs and manufactures the Dong Fang Hong satellites. CAST is also the majority shareholder of the listed company China Spacesat.
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The institute was founded on 20 February 1968, and is a major spacecraft development and production facility in China.
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