Chang'e 1, China's First Lunar Orbiter Lands at the Targeted Point on March 1, 2009

Chang'e 1, China's first lunar orbiter lands at the targeted point on March 1, 2009. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Chang'e 1, China's first lunar orbiter lands at the targeted point on March 1, 2009

Chang'e 1, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, landed at the predetermined point on March 1, 2009, demonstrating that China had met all engineering and scientific goals of the nation's first lunar probe project.

Chang'e 1 is China's first lunar exploration satellite to orbit the moon. The project allowed China to clarify overall design and development procedures for such missions.

Since then, China has had the capacity for deep space exploration implementing the necessary core technologies as well as related independent intellectual property rights.

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation is established on March 1, 2002

China Electronics Technology Group Corporation was launched on March 1, 2002.

The young Chinese central SOE, devoted to becoming "the national team of military electronic industry and the main force of the information industry", has grown into an enterprise valued at hundreds of billions of yuan and is a World Top 500 company.

It is now a leading enterprise in chips, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and phased array radar technology.

China Record Group Co., Ltd. merges with China Hualu Group Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2013

China Record Group Co., Ltd. was incorporated into China Hualu Group Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2013. 

China Record Group was the largest national audio-visual publisher with the longest history and richest resources.

The company has undergone market-oriented reforms and innovation since the merger, and experienced a reactivation of its music resources.

(Executive editor: Li Shuling)