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Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center (Chinese:北京航天飞行控制中心), formerly known asBeijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (Chinese:北京航天指挥控制中心; BACCC or BACC), is a command center for theChinese space program which includes theShenzhou missions, and is located in a suburb northwest of Beijing under the administration ofHaidian District. The space center main entrance is located at the intersection of Beiqing Road and You Yi Road as shown by the photograph.[1]
The BACC is subordinated to thePeople's Liberation Army's Aerospace Force,[2] controlling both military and civilian launches and satellites.
BACC's primary functions include supervision, telemetry, tracking and command of spacecraft.[3] The building is inside a complex nicknamed Aerospace City. It was initially created for China's crewed space missions, a.k.a. "Project 921", hence also the name "921" among some insiders. It has evolved to be responsible for theChang'e 1 mission and the Sino-Russian Interplanetary Space Mission,Fobos-Grunt. The BACC also overseesShenzhou missions with the help of fourYuan Wang-class tracking ships.[3] It has dedicated subsidiaries forSINOSAT andInmarsat.It was renamed to 北京航天飞行控制中心 (literally: Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center) in 2006. As of March, 2009, no official announcement has been made to revise its formal name in English in accordance with its new Chinese name.
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