China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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aerospace company defense contractor state-owned enterprise

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is China’s main state-owned space contractor, responsible for developing and manufacturing the country’s launch vehicles, satellites, and other key space technologies.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation canonical	28
Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd.	1
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology	1
中国航天科技集团有限公司	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Context triple: [China National Space Administration, associatedWith, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation]

A. China Manned Space Agency
The China Manned Space Agency is the government body responsible for planning, developing, and operating China’s human spaceflight programs, including the Tiangong space station.
B. China National Space Administration
The China National Space Administration is the government agency responsible for planning and executing China’s civil space activities, including satellite launches, lunar and planetary exploration, and human spaceflight.
C. China State Construction Engineering Corporation
China State Construction Engineering Corporation is one of the world’s largest construction and engineering companies, responsible for major infrastructure and skyscraper projects in China and abroad.
D. China Southern Air Holding Company
China Southern Air Holding Company is a Chinese state-owned aviation conglomerate that controls China Southern Airlines and related aviation businesses.
E. CRRC Corporation
CRRC Corporation is a Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer and one of the world’s largest producers of railway equipment and trains.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Target entity description: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is China’s main state-owned space contractor, responsible for developing and manufacturing the country’s launch vehicles, satellites, and other key space technologies.

A. China Manned Space Agency
The China Manned Space Agency is the government body responsible for planning, developing, and operating China’s human spaceflight programs, including the Tiangong space station.
B. China National Space Administration
The China National Space Administration is the government agency responsible for planning and executing China’s civil space activities, including satellite launches, lunar and planetary exploration, and human spaceflight.
C. China State Construction Engineering Corporation
China State Construction Engineering Corporation is one of the world’s largest construction and engineering companies, responsible for major infrastructure and skyscraper projects in China and abroad.
D. China Southern Air Holding Company
China Southern Air Holding Company is a Chinese state-owned aviation conglomerate that controls China Southern Airlines and related aviation businesses.
E. CRRC Corporation
CRRC Corporation is a Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer and one of the world’s largest producers of railway equipment and trains.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company ⓘ defense contractor ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ
affiliatedWith	People’s Liberation Army ⓘ linked to: People's Liberation Army
country	China ⓘ
develops	launch vehicles ⓘ missiles ⓘ satellites ⓘ space station modules ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of China government
governedBy	Chinese central government policies on defense and space ⓘ
hasMajorProductLine	Long March 11 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 2 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 3 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 4 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 5 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March 5 Long March 6 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 7 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles Long March 8 rockets ⓘ linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
headquartersLocation	Beijing ⓘ
industry	aerospace ⓘ defense ⓘ space technology ⓘ
isMainSpaceContractorOf	China ⓘ
languageOfName	Chinese ⓘ
manufactures	Long March launch vehicles ⓘ
nativeName	中国航天科技集团有限公司 ⓘ linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
operates	Long March rocket family ⓘ linked to: Long March launch vehicles
owner	State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council ⓘ
parentOrganizationOf	Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. ⓘ linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics ⓘ China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology ⓘ China Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology ⓘ China Academy of Aerospace Systems Science and Engineering ⓘ China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China Academy of Space Technology ⓘ China Great Wall Industry Corporation ⓘ
participatesIn	international commercial launch market ⓘ
playsRoleIn	Chinese human spaceflight program ⓘ Mars exploration program of China ⓘ Tiangong space station program ⓘ linked to: Tiangong space station lunar exploration program of China ⓘ linked to: Chang’e lunar exploration program
responsibleFor	design of Chinese orbital launch systems ⓘ integration of Chinese satellites ⓘ launch services for domestic and international customers ⓘ manufacturing of Chinese orbital launch systems ⓘ
sector	civil space ⓘ military space ⓘ
shortName	CASC ⓘ
typeOfOwnership	state-owned ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China National Space Administration → associatedWith → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Manned Space Agency → collaboratesWith → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → nativeName → 中国航天科技集团有限公司 ⓘ

linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → parentOrganizationOf → China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ

linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → parentOrganizationOf → Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. ⓘ

linked to: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Wenchang Space Launch Site → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March 5 → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

SASTIND → collaboratesWith → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March 8 → operatedBy → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

subject linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)

CASC → fullName → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March launch vehicles → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Great Wall Industry Corporation → owner → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Great Wall Industry Corporation → parentOrganization → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Great Wall Industry Corporation → subsidiaryOf → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics → affiliation → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March 2D → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March 2D → developedBy → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Space Technology → parentOrganization → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Space Technology → affiliation → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Space Technology → operatedBy → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology → affiliation → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology → parentOrganization → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Aerospace Systems Science and Engineering → affiliation → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology → affiliatedWith → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Long March 6 → launchServiceProvider → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Launch Complex 201 → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Chinese space program → hasComponent → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Chang Zheng 5B → operator → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

Gaofen-5 → manufacturer → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology → parentOrganization → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology → operatedBy → China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ

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