Ground Systems & Infrastructure companies in China
Space Atlas lists 10 organisations in China working in ground systems & infrastructure: 4 private companies, 3 research institutions, 3 government agencies. That is 16% of the 62 space organisations in China and 4% of the 263 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Beijing (10).
Private Company (4)
- 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.
- 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…
- PIESAT Information Technology · Private Company · Beijing
Chinese satellite applications company — provides remote sensing software, satellite operation and EO data services and plans the Nvwa SAR constellation.
- SatelliteHerd (Hangtian Yuxing) · Private Company · Beijing
Leading provider of space vehicle management and cloud-based ground services — delivers satellite operations, data processing and mission management platforms for Chinese conste…
Government Agency (3)
- 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.
- 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.
- National Satellite Ocean Application Service (NSOAS) · Government Agency · Beijing
Chinese ocean satellite service in Beijing — plans and operates the Haiyang (HY) ocean colour, altimetry and surveillance satellites and their data.
Research Institution (3)
- Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) · Research Institution · Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences institute in Beijing — researches remote sensing, SAR, space electronics and Earth observation data systems, and runs satellite ground stations.
- National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) · Research Institution · Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences astronomy institute in Beijing — builds and runs the ground application system and data downlink stations for the Chang'e lunar programme.
- Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CSU) · Research Institution · Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences centre in Beijing — runs the space utilisation system of China's crewed programme, planning and operating Tiangong station experiments.