Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telemetry Technology
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| Formed | 1965 |
| Type | Research and Development Institute |
| Jurisdiction | People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | Haidian District, Beijing |
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| Parent agency | Aerospace Force |
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The Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology (Chinese: 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所; pinyin: Běijīng Gēnzōng yǔ Tōngxìn Jìshù Yánjiūsuǒ) aka BITTT[1] is a research institution of the Aerospace Force of the People's Liberation Army. The head office is located in the Beijing Space City in the north of Haidian district. The head of the institute, Dong Guangliang (董光亮), [2] is also the Technical Director of the Control and Communication Systems of the Manned Space Program of the PRC since September 2015. The BITTT is an observer member of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems.[3]
History[edit]
The "Research Institute for Orbit Tracking and Communication Technology" was founded in May 1965 in connection with Project 651, the program to build and launch a Chinese satellite that began in January 1965.As part of this project, the institute was initially responsible for planning the radar facilities at the Jiuquan Launch site, the facilities of the ground stations of the Chinese Space Control Network, and its headquarters, which was located in Weinan at the time. After China's first satellite, Dongfanghong 1, was successfully launched into space on 24 April 1970, the institute took on a leading role in the further expansion of the space control network, not only as a technical planning office, but also as an intermediary between the individual departments.
As of the 2020s, BITTT has established itself as the main systems design and general contracting technical unit in the field of aerospace measurement, control and communication in China, the chief designer unit of the two major systems of measurement, control and communication for the landing site and for emergency rescue of China's manned space program. It is an affiliated unit of the Spacecraft Measurement and Control Committee of the Chinese Society of Astronautics, and a Class A design unit of the communication industry approved by the state.
As a general contractor, BITTT was also responsible for the design and construction of the Inmarsat Beijing ground station,[4] for the computer systems for the Beijing ground station of the Sinosat communication satellites and for the computer systems of the satellite control centers of Nigeria and Venezuela[5]
Academics[edit]
BITTT has also been a teaching institution since 1985, and has had title-granting authority since 2008. Degree of "Postgraduate Specialist" (专业硕士), roughly at master level, are granted in the following four programs:
- Communication and Information Systems Engineering (通信与信息系统)
- Navigation, steering and control (导航、制导与控制)
- Signal and Data Processing (信号与信息处理)
- Applied computer science (计算机应用技术)
In a peculiarity of its status as a military unit, there are rules requiring minimum height (1.62m for men and 1.58 m for women), no short- or long-sightedness, or color blindness.[6] Benefits for civilian employees are on the PLA standard.
The institute has 500 scientific and technological personnel, including more than 350 with master's degrees or above, and more than 60 with doctoral degrees or above, and more than 180 senior researchers, senior engineers and equivalent technical positions. It is composed of more than 10 laboratories.[7] It has an above-average production of patents and awards.[8] The institute has also a quite broad set of exchange and cooperation projects with more than 20 countries.[9]
Projects involved[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "测控通信系统". cmse.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ 刘炀 (2015-09-25). "学术会议预告：第三届航天工程和高性能材料需求与应用技术交流会会议通知". pmri.csu.edu.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ "Observer Agencies". public.ccsds.org. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "北京跟踪与通信技术研究所_中国卫星应用产业协会(中国卫星通信广播电视用户协会)". www.cuasat.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "铺设"天途"护天宫——北京跟踪与通信技术研究所奋战天宫二号任务纪实-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ 靳贵阳 (2009-01-07). "北京跟踪与通信技术研究所2009年硕士研究生招生简章". kaoyan.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "北京跟踪与通信技术研究所_中国卫星应用产业协会(中国卫星通信广播电视用户协会)". www.cuasat.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "北京跟踪与通信技术研究所". sastind.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ "报考军研的同志们注意了". forum.defence.org.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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