Xi'an Satellite Control Center

The Xi'an Satellite Monitor and Control Center (XSCC; Chinese: 西安卫星测控中心), 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]

See also

• Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center
• Chinese Space Program

References

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

Further reading

• Chen, Ann (5 March 2010). "Secret Xi'an Satellite Control Center more than 40 years, 'Mu Star Road'" (in Chinese). Xinhua.
• Yinlong, Zhang (1996). "Xi'an Satellite Control Center and China Satellite Telemetry, Tracking and Control Network". National Air Intelligence Center.