HICAL

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Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd.
HICAL
Native name
海南国际商业航天发射有限公司
Company typeState-owned enterprise
IndustryTransport
Founded2 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-02)
HeadquartersWenchang, Hainan, China
Key people
Yang Tianliang
(Chairman of the Board)[1]
ProductsSpaceport operations and services
OwnerHainan Provincial Government
China Satellite Network Group
CASIC
CASC
SubsidiariesWenchang Commercial Space Launch Site
Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese海南国际商业航天发射有限公司
Traditional Chinese海南國際商業航天發射有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎinán Guójì Shāngyè Hángtiān Fāshè Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
HICAL
Chinese海南商发
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎinán Shāng Fā

Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd., or HICAL, is a Chinese state-owned company that operates the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, China's first commercial spaceport. Established in 2022, HICAL is the first commercially incorporated company in China to independently own and manage a spaceport.

History

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Hainan International Commercial Aerospace Launch Co., Ltd. (HICAL) was incorporated on June 2, 2022. The company is jointly funded by the Hainan Provincial Government and three state-owned aerospace contractors: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and China Satellite Network Group. HICAL was established with a starting capital of RMB 1.5 billion.[2]

On July 6, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site, which is China's first commercial space launch complex, and which is fully funded, constructed and operated by HICAL.[3] Launch Complex 1 was completed in December 2023 and Launch Complex 2 is expected to be completed in 2024.[4][3]

References

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  1. ^ Wei, An; Xu, Shuyang. "火箭"工位"准备中 海南商业航天发射场项目最新进展" (in Chinese). China Central Television. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "海南国际商业航天发射有限公司". www.iguopin.com. 国聘. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Su, Jiede; Liu, Mengxiao. "海南国际商业航天发射中心今年将实现首发". www.hi.chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). China News Service. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Liu, Mengxiao; Peng, Qinglin. "海南国际商业航天发射中心一号发射工位竣工-新华网". hq.news.cn (in Chinese (China)). Xinhua. Retrieved 30 March 2024.