# China National Space Administration
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
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- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-08
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
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## Editorial
China National Space Administration (CNSA) is China's civil space agency, responsible for civil space management and international space cooperation.[^cnsa-profile] It is a government institution, not a commercial spacecraft manufacturer, with headquarters at No. A8 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing.[^cnsa-profile] As of April 24, 2026, named leadership included Director Shan Zhongde, deputy director Bian Zhigang, and chief engineer Li Guoping.[^cnsa-space-day-2026] For Earth observation buyers, CNSA is most relevant as a programme authority, data-access sponsor, and international cooperation counterpart. The Gaofen high-resolution Earth observation project combines space, air, ground, and application elements. Supplier analysis should distinguish CNSA's programme role from spacecraft manufacturer or operating-centre roles.[^cnsa-gaofen-overview] CNSA announced the National Remote Sensing Data and Application Service Platform in 2022, with later research and business editions adding cloud research, algorithms, observation-demand coordination, emergency response, data push, collaborative product production, and online agile development.[^cnsa-remote-sensing-platform][^cnsa-research-platform][^cnsa-business-platform] Its access-governance role also covers international cooperation for lunar samples and scientific data, and its 2025 CBERS statement with Brazil covers Earth observation data sharing for Latin America and Caribbean countries.[^cnsa-lunar-rules][^cnsa-cbers-data-sharing]

## Sources
- [cnsa-profile] | CNSA institutional profile | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758821/index.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08
- [cnsa-lunar-rules] | Rules for Management of International Cooperation in Lunar Samples and Scientific Data | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c10086003/content.html | tier=legal-text | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2023-06-20
- [cnsa-remote-sensing-platform] | National Remote Sensing Data and Application Service Platform release | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6759533/c6841641/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2022-11-21
- [cnsa-research-platform] | Research edition of National Remote Sensing Data and Application Service Platform | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758844/n10010282/n10010308/c10015546/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2023-04-25
- [cnsa-business-platform] | Business edition of National Remote Sensing Data and Application Service Platform | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c10517480/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2024-04-26
- [cnsa-cbers-data-sharing] | CNSA and Brazil sign joint statement on space data sharing | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c10674140/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2025-05-19
- [cnsa-space-day-2026] | 2026 China Space Day main event | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758844/n10740300/n10740333/c10742082/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2026-04-24
- [cnsa-gaofen-overview] | Gaofen special project overview | https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758824/n6759009/n6759041/n6759071/c6797348/content.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-08 | published=2017-10-15

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