BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has announced its rocket rideshare program schedule in 2023 and 2024.
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The program will include nine launch opportunities, with the launch windows running from August 2023 to the fourth quarter of 2024.
The CASC's subsidiaries -- the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology -- will develop the carrier rockets. The China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) will provide launch services.
CGWIC has completed three rideshare launches since 2021, using the Long March-6, Long March-8, and Long March-2D carrier rockets.
Since Long March launch vehicles entered the international market in 1990, CGWIC has completed 79 commercial launches for 72 international and 74 domestic satellites.
