Xi'an Satellite Control Center

The Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center (XSCC), also known as Base 26, is the primary satellite control facility of the People's Republic of China.^[1] The facility was established in Weinan as the "Satellite Survey Department" in 1967, and relocated to Xi'an in 1987.^[2]^[3]^[4] Today, the XSCC comprises a mission control station in Xi'an and a set of tracking arrays located outside the city on a mountain plateau. The tracking station is equipped with antenna farms, masts, and communications dishes, while the mission control station is equipped with television screens, consoles, plotters, and high-speed computers that allow technicians to trace the orbital paths of all Chinese satellites in orbit.^[2]

References

↑ "Base 26 Xian Satellite Monitor and Control Center (XSCC)". Federation of American Scientists. June 19, 1998. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Harvey, Brian (2013). China in Space: The Great Leap Forward. Springer. pp. 60–63. ISBN 978-1461450436.
↑ Smith, I.C.; West, Nigel (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence. Scarecrow Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0810873704.
↑ Yunzhi, Zhang. "Xi’an Satellite Control Center and Orbit Dynamics Technology". Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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: 34°15′04″N 109°01′05″E / 34.251°N 109.018°E / 34.251; 109.018

Xi'an Satellite Control Center

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