DFH Satellite Co., Ltd.

DFH Satellite Co., Ltd. (东方红卫星股份有限公司) is a commercial satellite company and subsidiary of CAST (China Academy of Space Technology / 中国空间技术研究院), itself a major division of CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation). DFH derives its name from the iconic Dong Fang Hong (东方红, 'The East Is Red') satellite series — China's first and foundational spacecraft programme.

The company serves as CAST's commercial interface for marketing and licensing China's domestically-developed satellite platforms internationally. It offers the established DFH series of geostationary satellite buses — DFH-3B (medium-capacity GEO), DFH-4 (large GEO, 50+ transponders), DFH-4E (enhanced DFH-4 with higher power), and DFH-5 (heavy-class GEO, up to 8,000 kg, 16 kW payload power) — as turnkey satellite solutions for government and commercial customers.

DFH Satellite also provides services including integration with Long March launch vehicles, ground station support, and in-orbit delivery, enabling full end-to-end satellite procurement for international buyers. The Dong Fang Hong 5 (DFH-5) platform, operational since 2020, represents China's most advanced GEO bus and powers China's next-generation broadband satellite infrastructure.