Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center

BACC main facility after the Shenzhou-7 mission, preparing for a ceremony.

Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (Chinese: 北京航天指挥控制中心; BACCC or more frequently BACC as shown in its logos) is a command center for the Chinese space program which includes the Shenzhou missions, and is located in a suburb northwest of Beijing. The space center is supervised and managed by the government of the People's Republic of China.

BACCC's primary functions include supervision, telemetry, tracking and command of spacecraft. The building is inside a complex nicknamed Aerospace City. It was initially created for China's manned space missions, a.k.a. "Project 921", hence also the name "921" among some insiders. It has evolved to be responsible for the Chang'e 1 mission and the upcoming Sino-Russian Interplanetary Space Mission. It has dedicated subsidiaries for Sinosat and Inmarsat. It was renamed to 北京航天飞行控制中心 (literally: Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center) in 2006. As of March, 2009, no official announcement has been made to revise its formal name in English in accordance with its new Chinese name.

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Chinese space facilities and organizations

Centers

Space cities	Dongfeng space city Beijing space city Wenchang space city Shanghai space city Yantai space city Guizhou Aerospace Industrial Park

Monitoring and control centers	Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center China Deep Space Tracking Network Yuanwang-class space tracking ships China Domestic Tracking Stations China Overseas Tracking Stations

Launch sites

Suborbital launch sites	Nanhui Launch Site Base 603

Orbital launch sites	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Wenchang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Manned spacecraft
landing site

Siziwang Banner

Associated
organizations

Universities and institutes	CAS Key Laboratory of high-temperature gas dynamics China Aerodynamics Research & Development Center Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics School of Aeronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University China's Space Medical Institute

Ministries and agencies	China Ministry of Aerospace Industry China National Space Administration China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Fifth Academy of the Defence Ministry China Aerospace Corporation

Coordinates: 40°4′19.16″N 116°15′25.53″E / 40.0719889°N 116.2570917°E / 40.0719889; 116.2570917

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Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center

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