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CHINA'S MISSILE-RELATED FACILITIES/
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This page contains listings for China's missile related facilities and organizations arranged alphabetically from Aviation Industries Corporation to Beijing Institute of Tracking and Communication Technology.  For additional listings, please click on the links below:

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119 Factory - 8511 Research Institute
Aviation Industries Corporation - Beijing Institute of Tracking and Communication Technology
Beijing Long March Scientific and Technical Information Institute - Bohai Gulf Missile Test Facility
Carrier Rocket Technology Research Institute Rocket Assembly Plant - China Resource Satellite Application Center
China Sanjiang Space Group - Computer and Control Corporation
Dalian University of Technology, Institute of Engineering Mechanics - Hunan Space Agency
Institute for Astronautics Information - Kunming Training/Support Facility
Launch Complex B1 - Northwest Industrial University
Ordinance Systems Engineering Institute - Shanghai Xinxin Machine Factory
Shenyang Aeronautical Engineering Institute - Tongjiang Machinery Factory
University of Electronic Science and Technology - Zhengzhou Aeronautical Management Institute
 
 
 
 
FACILITY/
ORGANIZATION
FUNCTIONS/
ACTIVITIES
COMMENTS
AVIATION INDUSTRIES CORPORATION OF CHINA (AVIC)    
BALLISTIC MISSILE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Research and development of ballistic missiles. Located in Beijing.
BAOCHENG GENERAL ELECTRONIC CORPORATION Design, research and development of aviation and navigation gyro instruments and other products Located in Baoji, Shaanxi Province; established in 1955; General Manager: Cao Shouyi.
BEIJING AEROSPACE SATELLITE APPLICATION CORPORATION    
BEIJING BROADCASTING EQUIPMENT FACTORY Designs and manufactures equipment for radio and TV transmission, communication, and navigation Director: Sun Cai.
BEIJING COFFEEDAM TECHNICAL COMPANY    
BEIJING HANGXING MACHINE BUILDING FACTORY 
"239 Factory"
General assembly of cruise missiles. Under the Haiying Academy of  Electromechanical Technology, or 3rd Academy; over 3000 personnel; located on Hepingli Street in Beijing; Director: Hu Zongyin.
BEIJING HAIYING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AERODYNAMICS 
"701st Research Institute"
Conducts windtunnel testing for CASC systems. Under the China Aerospace Corporation Organization (CASC).
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL MATERIALS    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ASTRONAUTICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
"1st Planning Department"
Research and development of liquid systems. Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 
"12th Research Institute"
Design, research, and development of carrier rocket control systems and ground test and launch control systems; designed "nerve systems" for many LM-1 and LM-2 series SLVs.

51 Yong Ding Rd, Beijing; a Commerce Dept. individually validated license is needed to export or reexport items to this organization; it is on the Commerce "entity list" for fear that some export could materially contribute to missile proliferation. 

Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy; over 800 personnel; colocated with Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or "2nd Academy" facilities on Yongding Road in western Beijing; established in 1958; Director: Chang Shuangsui. 
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT 
"17th Research Institute"
Involved in development of missile guidance control systems Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy; Director: Li Lianzhong.
BEIIJING INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER APPLICATION AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION  Research, development and application of computer systems including the design of hardware, software, peripherals, security and overall systems of minicomputer, microcomputers, mini-super computers, ruggedized and low-spurious radiation information systems.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF CONTROL DEVICES 
"13th Research Institute"
Design, research and development of inertial instrument technology such as gyros and accelerometers. Developed (with the Beijing No. 2 Lathe Factory) the CH-002 digitally-controlled revolving stage -- a high-precision device used primarily to test the inertial stability of carrier rockets. Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy; over 700 personnel; Deputy Director: Ding Henggao. 
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF CONTROL ENGINEERING 
"502nd Research Institute"
Design, research and development of attitude control systems. Under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), or 5th Academy; over 1400 personnel; established in 1956 under CAS.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION Design, research and development of inertial instrument technology, electromechanical integrated precision instruments, precision machinery, control instruments and systems.  Developed inertial guidance systems for Long March rockets.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
"33rd Research Institute"
Cruise missile autopilot and inertial nav systems. Under the Haiying Academy of  Electromechanical Technology, or 3rd Academy;  located in Yungang.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
"4th Planning Department"
Solid systems engineering. Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy; may have possibly been integrated into Beijing Institute of Astronautical Systems Engineering, or "1st Planning Department." 
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
"2nd Planning Department"
Department-level institute responsible for air/missile defense and ASAT systems engineering. Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy; more than 700 personnel.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES 
"207th Research Institute"
Microwave, optical and laser environmental engineering.  Manages microwave anechoic chamber and laser laboratory.  Space observation. Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEST ENGINEERING 
"511th Research Institute"
  Under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), or 5th Academy; facilities in Beijing and Huairou.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES 
"11th Research Institute"
  Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy; operates Shannxi Lingnan Machinery Corporation , or "067 Base" liaison office and test site in southwest suburbs of Beijing. 
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY Material performance testing center, non-destructive testing and failure analysis center.  Research  of materials and their respective special technology for spacecraft focusing on thermal protective composites. Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT).
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 
"206th Research Institute"
Launchers and other ground equipment.  Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PRECISION MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
"3rd Design Department
Anti-ship/land attack cruise missile design and systems engineering; primarily responsible for development of the YJ-8 cruise missile Under the Haiying Academy of  Electromechanical Technology, or 3rd Academy; over 1200 personnel; Director: Li Huiting.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIO MEASUREMENT 
"23rd Research Institute"
Research and development of high technology radar systems; has developed five systems of third-generation precision guidance radar equipment. Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy; more than 1300 personnel.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIO METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENT 
"203rd Research Institute"
Research and service of  metrology and measurement in the field of microwave, radio, time, frequency and electricity. Under the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Academy, or 2nd Academy; more than 250 personnel.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING EQUIPMENT Research of electronic, optical and mechanical technologies, radar technology, remote control, remote measurement, and remote sensing techniques, satellite communication technology, computer application technology, information and image processing technology, microwave application and electro-optical technique.   
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SATELLITE INFORMATION ENGINEERING 
"503rd Research Institute"
Design, research and development of satellite applications and communications technology, including ground segments of FY-2 weather satellite and GPS receivers. Involved in China's indigenous effort to develop satellit navigation system (RDSS).  Under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), or 5th Academy; more than 300 personnel; established 1986.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPACE AUTOMATION CONTROL Designs {and Design}, research and development of control systems, test launch control systems, monitoring and command systems, as well as their related computers, electronic and mechanical electrical equipment; conducts guidance-related research.  
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPACE MACHINERY AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 
"508th Research Institute"
Design, research and development of remote sensing and recoverable vehicle technology. Under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), or 5th Academy; located adjacent to China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy facilities in Nanyuan..
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
"501st Research Institute"
Responsible for satellite systems engineering. Under the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), or 5th Academy; established in 1968.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPECIAL ENGINEERING MACHINERY 
"15th Research Institute
Design, research and development of ground equipment, to include launch control and missile launcher survivability. Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF SPECIAL MACHINERY    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 
"702nd Research Institute"
Research of structural strength and environmental  engineering for aerospace sytsems.  Main research areas are strength, stiffness, dynamical properties, stability and damage mechanism analysis of the engineering structure of spacecraft under static, dynamic, thermal and special environment loading and the influence of mechanical and natural environmental stress on structures and electronic components.

No. 35 Wanyaun Rd, Beijing; a Commerce Dept. individually validated license is needed to export or reexport items to this organization; it is on the Commerce Dept. "entity list" because of US concerns that exports to this organization could contribute to missile proliferation. 

Under the China Academy of Launch Technology (CALT), or 1st Academy.
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TELEMETRY TECHNOLOGY Research of telemetry technology and development of telemerreing equipment.  Has developed telemetering systems, sensors and signal conditioners, magneitc recorders, antenna automatic tracking system and data processing systems.  
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TESTING TECHNOLOGY    
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TRACKING AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY    

 

[Sources: China Astronautics and Missilery Abstracts, various issues; Guide to Enterprises, pp. 37-41, 64-67, 96-97, 103-105, 108-116, 120-127, 132-135, 139, 145-149, 152-159, 173, 188-197, 245, 249, 306; Major Mark A. Stokes, China's Strategic Modernization: Implications for US National Security, October 1997, Appendix One; Barbara Opall, "Chinese Strive To Boost Range, Aim Of Missiles," Defense News, 9-15 December 1996, p. 48; Risk Report, May 1995, pp. 6-7; "World Space Markets Survey," 1994 Edition; Aerospace China, Winter 1995, p. 2, 9, 20; Phillip S. Clark, "China's Recoverable Satellite Programme," Jane's Intelligence Review, November 1993, p. 517; "PRC Ballistic Missile-Related Entities," date unknown.]


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