Research institute for track tracking and communication technology

Emblem of the Strategic Combat Support Force

The Research Institute for Track Tracking and Communication Technology in Beijing ( Chinese 北京跟蹤與通信技術研究所 / 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所 , Pinyin Běijīng Gēnzōng yǔ Tōngxìn Jìshù Yánjiūsuǒ , English Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology, BITTT for short ) is an institution the main department of satellite launches, orbit tracking and control (卫星发射测控系统部, Pinyin Wèixīng Fāshè Cèkòng Xìtǒng Bù ) of the Strategic Combat Support Force of the People's Liberation Army . The head office is located in the space city (航天城, Pinyin Hángtiān Chéng ) in the very north of the Haidian district . The institute has been headed by Dong Guangliang (董光亮) since September 2015. The BITTT is an observing member of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems .

history

The Research Institute for Track Tracking and Communication Technology was founded in May 1965 in connection with the " Project 651 ", ie the program started in January 1965 to build and launch a Chinese satellite. As part of this project, the institute was initially responsible for planning the radar systems at the Jiuquan Cosmodrome , the ground stations of the Chinese space control network , which were set up in 1967, and its headquarters, which were then located in Weinan . After China's first satellite, Dong Fang Hong I , successfully lifted off into space on April 24, 1970, the institute assumed 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 general contractor, BITTT was also responsible for the design and construction of the Beijing ground station of the International Maritime Satellite Organization , for the computer systems in the Beijing ground station of the Sinosat communications satellites and for the computer systems in the satellite control centers in Nigeria and Venezuela .

Teaching

The Research Institute for Railway Tracking and Communication Technology has been accepting engineering students since 1985, and since 2008 it has been authorized to award the title of "Postgraduate Specialist" (专业硕士), an academic degree that in China ranges between a graduate engineer (硕士) and a doctorate (博士) is located. The People's Liberation Army currently offers four specialist courses there:

Communication and communications technology (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)

Since it is a military academy, certain physical requirements must be brought along, such as a minimum height of 1.62 m for men and 1.58 cm for women, no nearsightedness or farsightedness, color blindness or liver malfunction. In return, the campus offers all the amenities of a Chinese barracks, such as sports facilities, free medical care, its own kindergarten and support for family members.

In addition to the administrative staff, the institute currently employs a good 500 men and women in the scientific and technical field, including over 180 scientific councilors with the rank of professors (研究员 and 高级工程师). In addition to countless science prizes, the institute has also been awarded many patents, technology exchanges and cooperation projects with more than 20 countries such as the USA, Russia, Germany, France and India.

Important projects

Individual evidence

↑ 刘炀: 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. In: pmri.csu.edu.cn. September 25, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).
^ Observer Agencies. In: public.ccsds.org. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
↑ Mark Wade: Sinosat in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on July 1, 2019 (English).
↑ 靳贵阳: 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所 2009 年硕士研究生招生简章. In: yz.chsi.com.cn. September 10, 2008, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).
↑ At the beginning of the 1990s, freedom to travel within China was introduced - which led to the phenomenon of migrant workers , now euphemistically called 农民 „/“ workers from rural areas ”- but it is extremely difficult to register at a new place of residence and thus the active and passive municipal voting rights or the authorization for the children to attend a local school. BITTT solves these problems for its employees and their families.
↑ 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所. In: sastind.gov.cn. September 30, 2013, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).
↑ 报考军研的同志们注意了. In: forum.defence.org.cn. Retrieved July 1, 2019 (Chinese).

[1] 刘炀: 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. In: pmri.csu.edu.cn. September 25, 2015, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).

[2] Observer Agencies. In: public.ccsds.org. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .

[3] Mark Wade: Sinosat in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on July 1, 2019 (English).

[4] 靳贵阳: 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所 2009 年硕士研究生招生简章. In: yz.chsi.com.cn. September 10, 2008, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).

[5] At the beginning of the 1990s, freedom to travel within China was introduced - which led to the phenomenon of migrant workers , now euphemistically called 农民 „/“ workers from rural areas ”- but it is extremely difficult to register at a new place of residence and thus the active and passive municipal voting rights or the authorization for the children to attend a local school. BITTT solves these problems for its employees and their families.

[6] 北京跟踪与通信技术研究所. In: sastind.gov.cn. September 30, 2013, accessed July 1, 2019 (Chinese).

[7] 报考军研的同志们注意了. In: forum.defence.org.cn. Retrieved July 1, 2019 (Chinese).