1. Xi’an Institute of Space Radio Technology
中国空间技术研究院西安分院，拥有44年的历史和航天技术经验。
A Supplier of Space Information Systems
Version 2015 V1

2. Overview A subsidiary of CAST Establishment: 29th June, 1965
Xi’an
A subsidiary of CAST
Establishment: 29th June, 1965
Location: Xi’an, China
Employees : 2699
Revenues in 2014: 4.09 billion RMB
Space 71%
Application &
Services 29%
Income share in 2014
Space activities:
- Spacecraft payloads
- TT&C subsystem
Application & Services:
- Satellite communication systems
- Training on space engineering

3. Board of Management Li Jun Senior Vice President Human Resources
Shi Pingyan
President & CEO
Ma Yimin VP
Commercial Program
Liu Chunyu
CFO
Song Yanping
Product Assurance
Yang Yi
Government Program
Huang Puming
R&D
International Business
Shen Dahai
Business Development
He Xinyang
Manned space
Deep Space

4. Organization Product Assurance Business Development Human Resource
Finance
R&D Planning
Program Planning
Parts & Material Procurement
Research
&
Development
Payload Research Center
Communication, TT&C
Navigation & Inter-sat Link
Microwave
Antenna
Data Transmission and Processing
Radar Technology
Equipment
Production
Machining
Surface Processing
Assembly & Integration
Test
System
Engineering
Comsat Payload
Navigation sat Payload
Data Transmission System
Manned Space
System AIT
Management
&
Control

5. Milestone & History
Payload and TT&C repeater for the first Chinese GEO com. sat. DFH-2
1984
CAST-Xi’an Institute of Space Radio Technology
Data Transmission, Beacon and antenna for the first Chinese recoverable satellite
1976
TM equipment and ground Rx antenna for the first Chinese satellite Dongfanghong-1
1970
CAST-Institute of space Electronic Technology, started researching and developing electronic equipment for satellite.
CAS-Southwestern Institute of electronics
Initially founded

6. Milestone & History
The Communication payload for Nigcomsat-1R
2011
2008
Microwave thermometer for Chinese meteorological sat. FY-3
Data Transmission for the Chinese first Lunar Probe Chang’e-1
2007
Payload and TT&C repeater for the first Chinese nav. sat. BD-1
2003
Data transmission subsystem for China-Brazil Earth Resources sat. (CBERS)
1999
1999
Antenna network and data link for Chinese spaceship Shenzhou
1997
Transponder and TT&C repeater for Chinese meteorological sat. Fengyun-2

7. Fields of Technology Communication and Navigation Data Transmission
- Major supplier of Chinese communication satellite payloads;
- Supplier of all Beidou-1 and Beidou-2 navigation satellite payloads;
- Supplier of the payloads for Chinese data relay satellites.
Data Transmission
- Key Chinese supplier of high speed data transmission for spacecrafts
Antenna
- A top leader of space-born antenna in China
Microwave
- The most competitive supplier of equipments and subsystems
for spacecraft in China

8. ComSat Payload
30 years’ experience in design, manufacturing, integration and test
More than 20 GEO payloads has been supplied. In- orbit operating time accumulates up to over years.
Frequency bands: UHF, L, S, C, Ku, Ka
Max. power per channel: 300W
Total RF power: 5200W
Max. number of communication antenna: 7
Onboard processing technology
Design lifetime: 15 years

9. ComSat Payload Heritage
Program
Launch
Freq. Band
Channels*Power
(W)
DFH-2 C
2 * 8
DFH-2A
4 * 10
DFH-3
18 * 8
6 * 16
ChinaSat-22
UHF
6 * 25
7 * 20
ChinaSat-20
8 * 20 Ku
4 * 55
ChinaSat-22A
1 * 20 Ka
2 * 60
Nigcomsat-1” L
2 * 62/45
4 * 60
14 * 150
8 * 70/50
Sinosat-3
10 * 50
Nigcomsat-1R*
8 * 70
Program
Launch
Freq. Band
Channels*Power (W)
Tianlian I
S/Ka
1 * 50
Ka/S
1 * 40 Ka
5 * 50/20
Venesat-1* C
14 * 60 Ku
12 * 120
2 * 50
Sinosat-6 S
1 * 120
24 * 80
8 * 150
ChinaSat-20A
2 * 20
6 * 55
Paksat-1R*
12 * 40
18 * 100
ChinaSat-1A
UHF
6 * 25
1 * 20
12 * 100
ChinaSat-2A
11 * 150/300
6 * 100
ChinaSat 11
26*84
19*150
TKsat-1*
2*60
Ku-FSS
22*100
Ku-BSS
4*120
2*100
* International program

10. Navigation Payload Heritage
CAST Xi’an has supplied all the payloads for China Navigation satellites Beidou-1 and Beidou-2, including Space Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard, Time Keeping System, Navigation Signal Generation Unit etc.
Program
Launch
Beidou-1
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Beidou-2
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SRAFS
NSGU

11. Image of Beijing Airport - CBERS 02B
Data Transmission
CAST Xi’an has been developing data transmission subsystem and equipment since the 1980’s.
More than 70 subsystems are launched for application of Earth resources surveying, environment monitoring, weather forecasting, ocean surveying and moon exploration.
CAST Xi’an owns 90% of space data transmission market in China.
Image of Beijing Airport - CBERS 02B
CBERS in orbit

12. Data Transmission Heritage
Program
Launch
Mission
Shijian-2,2A,2B
Science
Recoverable Sat.
E.O.
Fengyun-2
Meteorology
CBERS*
Earth Resources
Ziyuan-2
Haiyang-1
Ocean
Yaogan-I
E. O.
Meteorological
Program
Launch
Mission
Haiyang-1B
Ocean
Yaogan-II
E. O.
CBERS 02B*
Earth Resources
Chang'e-1
Lunar Probe
Yaogan-III
Huanjing-1 A/B
Environmental Monitor
Yaogan-IV
E.O.
Yaogan-V
Fengyun-2
Meteorology
Yaogan-VI
Yaogan-VII
Yaogan-IX
Yaogan-X
Tianhui I
Yaogan-XI　
* International program

13. Data Transmission Heritage
Program
Launch
Mission
Chang'e-2
Lunar
Haiyang 2
Maritime
Tiangong-1
Space Lab Module
Yaogan-XII
Science
Shiyan-4
Yaogan-XIII
E.O.
CBERS 02C*
Ziyuan-3
Mapping
FY-2
Meteorology
Tianhui I-02
Yaogan-XIV
Zhongxing 2A
Communication
Venezuela RS Sat 1*
Earth Observation
Shijian 9 A/B
Experiment
Huangjing 1C
Environmental Monitor
Program
Launch
Mission
Yaogan XVI
E.O.　
Gaofen -1
E.O.
Yaogan XVII
Science
Kuaizhou I
Yaogan XVIII
Chang'e 3
Lunar
Yaogan-20
Gaofen -2
Yaogan-21
Chang'e 5-T1
Lunar　
Yaogan-23
Yaogan-24
Kuaizhou II
CBERS 4*
Yaogan-25
* International program

14. Data Transmission Shenzhou-9 Rendezvous and docking CBERS Ziyuan 2
Chang’e
First image of the Moon by Chang’e
Image of Xi’an City by Gaofen-2
Image of Toutatis by Cheng'e-2

15. Microwave Sensor Microwave Thermometer
Fengyun 3 Meteorological Satellite
Launched on May 27th, 2008
Atmospheric Temperature Profile,
Fengyun 3C/MWTS channel 11, October 3th 2013

16. Sea Surface Temperature Profile
Microwave Sensor
Microwave Radiometer
Radar Altimeter
Microwave Scatterometer
Haiyang 2 Maritime Satellite Launched on August 16th, 2011
Sea Surface Temperature Profile
Image of South-polar sea surface height, by Radar Altimeter
Image of global sea surface wind field, by Microwave Scatterometer

17. Microwave Sensor Microwave Radiometer Precipitation rate Cloud Liquid
Water vapor
Sea surface wind speeds
Sea surface temperature
Image of water vapor
Image of wind speed
Image of ice on south polar

18. Quality CAST Xi’an started to build quality management system in 1985.
The latest certification was honored in September 2012 to Chinese Military Standard
GJB9001B-2009,
which is in line with
ISO9001:2008

19. Facilities and Capabilities
Precise fabricating facilities.
Clean rooms:
2400m2 of class 100,000,
600m2 of class 10,000.
Test facilities:
TVAC test, Thermal test, Vibration, EMC test, Multi-pactor and PIM test, antenna range test.

20. For more information please contact: marketing@castxian.com