The invention discloses a sum-frequency and modulation transfer spectrum-based 1,572nm frequency stabilization system apparatus which can be applied to CO<2> gas concentration detection laser radar. The frequency stabilization system comprises a 1,064nm laser, a 1,064nm beam splitter, 532nm frequency doubling crystal, a 532nm beam splitter, a 532nm electric-optical phase modulator, a 532nm first collimation lens, a 532nm polarized beam-splitting prism, a first iodine pool, a 532nm first collimation lens, a 532nm focusing lens, a 532nm photoelectric detector, a first frequency mixer, a first signal generator, a first electronic servo system, a 1,572nm laser, a 1,572nm beam splitter, a wavelength division multiplexer, 634nm sum-frequency crystal, a 634nm beam splitter, a 634nm electric-optical phase modulator, a 634nm first collimation lens, a 634nm polarized beam-splitting prism, a second iodine pool, a 634nm second collimation lens, a 634nm focusing lens, a 634nm photoelectric detector, a second frequency mixer, a second signal generator and a second electronic servo system. Direct utilization of a CO<2> long-absorption-pool frequency stabilization system is avoided, so that the size is reduced; and in addition, the iodine molecule fine absorption spectrum is narrower than CO<2> molecule absorption line, so that frequency stability is improved.