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Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites

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上海微小卫星工程中心

The Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (SECM), established in 2003, is a Chinese research institution focused on microsatellite technology development and innovation. SECM is also the first innovation research institute established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). SECM is a satellite manufacturer and has gained contracts to manufacture MEO satellites for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3). They have also developed satellites such as the dark matter detection satellite Wukong.

academicFounded 2003
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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The CAS Small Satellite Engineering Department became the CAS Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (SECM) in December 2003.

GovernanceValue 2.0Dec 20, 2025The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Space Program

The CAS Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (SECM) was established in February 1999.

GeneralValue 1.8Dec 20, 2025The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Space Program

The manufacturing of satellites in Shanghai is diversifying beyond traditional manufacturers CASC subsidiary Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and CAS spinoff Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites (SECM).

GrowthGeneralValue 2.5Jan 18, 2025Biweekly Brain Droppings: SpaceSail Goes Sailing

The satellites launched in this batch were developed by the Shanghai Microsatellite Engineering Center and are the first generation of Thousand Sails satellites.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 5, 2024Long March 6A launches third batch of Thousand Sails constellation satellites

China launched a Long March 6 rocket from Taiyuan on 2021-08-04 carrying two Beita/Beta satellites developed by the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 6, 2021China launches Zhongxing-2E communications satellite
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