National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC)

More space organisations in China

• CAST (China Academy of Space Technology) · Research Institution · Beijing

  CASC's core subsidiary for spacecraft development — designs and manufactures China's major civil and commercial satellites including navigation, communication, Earth observation…

• SAST (Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) · Research Institution · Shanghai

  CASC subsidiary and major design and production centre for liquid rockets, air defense systems, satellite platforms and space transportation in Shanghai.

• Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SITP) · Research Institution · Shanghai

  Chinese Academy of Sciences institute in Shanghai — develops infrared and hyperspectral space payloads for Fengyun and Gaofen satellites, plus space cryocoolers.

• Beijing Space Will Info Technology (SpaceWill) · Private Company · Beijing

  Chinese Earth observation data company in Beijing — supplies SuperView and other optical and SAR satellite imagery, processing and ground station solutions.

• CGWIC (China Great Wall Industry Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

  Commercial arm of CASC for international space business — manages international payload launches on Long March rockets and provides satellite systems to overseas customers.

• China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) · Government Agency · Beijing

  Chinese government agency — manages the China Manned Space Program, including Shenzhou crewed missions, the Tiangong space station and crewed lunar plans.

• Emposat · Private Company · Beijing

  Specialises in global ground tracking stations, telemetry and TT&C operations — provides satellite tracking, command and control services for commercial and government constella…

• National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC) · Government Agency · Beijing

  Chinese meteorological satellite centre of the CMA in Beijing — operates the Fengyun polar and geostationary satellites and distributes their data.