Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center (Chinese: 北京航天飞行控制中心), formerly known as Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (Chinese: 北京航天指挥控制中心; BACCC or BACC), is a command center for the Chinese space program which includes the Shenzhou missions, and is located in a suburb northwest of Beijing under the administration of Haidian District.
[1] The BACC is subordinated to the People'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.
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.