Since the establishment of 1956, China's space industry has experienced several important periods, such as hard struggle, supporting development, reform and revitalization, and going abroad. Up to now, it has reached a considerable scale and level: a complete supporting research, design, production and test system has been formed; A spacecraft launch center capable of launching various satellites and manned spacecraft, as well as a monitoring and control network composed of various domestic ground stations and long-distance tracking and measuring ships, have been established. A variety of satellite application systems have been established, and remarkable social and economic benefits have been achieved; A space science research system with a certain level has been established and many innovative achievements have been made. A team of aerospace science and technology with good quality and high technical level has been trained.

China's space industry has developed under the conditions of weak basic industries, relatively backward scientific and technological level, special national conditions and specific historical conditions. China has independently carried out space activities, embarked on a unique development path suited to its national conditions in a relatively short period of time, and achieved a series of important achievements. In many important technical fields, such as satellite recovery, multi-satellite with one arrow, low-temperature fuel rocket technology, bundled rocket technology and geostationary orbit satellite launch, measurement and control, China has become one of the advanced countries in the world. Great achievements have been made in the development and application of remote sensing satellites, communication satellites, manned spacecraft experiments and space microgravity experiments.