OREANDA-NEWS. December 11, 2012. China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) delegation, headed by President Yin Liming, participated the 9th China Airshow in Zhuhai. The delegation received the customers from home and abroad, and demonstrated the recent commercialization achievement of China space industry, reported the press-centre of CGWIC.

CGWIC signed 6 international or domestic commercial contracts with the total value of 15 billion RMB, including the CongoSat-01 In-Orbit Delivery (IOD) Contract with RENATELSAT, the New Launch Services Contract with APT Company, the Space Satellite Launch Vehicle Development Contract for Strategic Pioneer Program with National Space Science Center of Chinese Academy of Science,the Framework Contract on a Satellite Program with APT Projects Company Limited, and Bulk Purchase Framework Contract with China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)and China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) separately.

CGWIC & Renatelsat Signed CongoSat-01 IOD and Technology Services Contract
CGWIC and Renatelsat signed CongoSat-01 IOD and Technology Services Contract, according to which the satellite will be manufactured by CAST based on the DFH-4 platform and positioned at 59.95°E, covering Dem. Rep. Congo and the south & central Africa. Designed with 32 C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band transponders, CongoSat-01 will be launched by LM-3B/E launch vehicle manufactured by CALT in Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) within three years after the effectiveness of the contract. China will be responsible for the satellite manufacture, launch services, in-orbit delivery, ground tracking & control system, satellite application center & training center, as well as the training services. Meanwhile, China Telecommunications Corp. will offer the operation and management support services of CongoSat-01.

CGWIC Signed the New Launch Services Contract for Future Satellite and the Framework Contract on a Satellite Program
CGWIC and APT Projects Company Ltd. signed the Framework Contract on a Satellite Program, according to which CGWIC will be responsible for the manufacture and delivery of a communications satellite according to the requirement of APT Satellite Program Corp. The satellite will be designed by CAST using its DFH-4 platform with 50 transponders and 15 years of in-orbit life. It is planned to be launched by a CALT-manufactured LM-3B launcher in XSLC by the end of 2015. Moreover, CGWIC and APT Company signed a new launch services contract for future satellite program, launching a communication satellite by using a LM-3B launch vehicle.

The Space Satellite Launch Vehicle Development Contract for Strategic Pioneer Program Signed
The Space Satellite Launch Vehicle Development Contract for Strategic Pioneer Program signing ceremony among National Space Science Center (NSSC) of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), CGWIC and Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) was held. In this contract, CAS will purchase three LM -2D launch vehicles for its satellite programs, while CGWIC is the prime contractor and SAST is the launch vehicle manufacturer.

Six Satellites & Twelve Launchers Bulk Purchase Agreements Signed
To shorten the product delivery cycle and improve the market response, CGWIC signed the Six Satellites & Twelve Launchers Bulk Purchase Agreements with CALT and CAST separately. The agreements formulated that from 2013 to 2018, CGWIC will purchase ten LM-3B and two LM-2C launch vehicles and related services from CALT, four telecom satellites and two remote-sensing satellites from CAST.