The facility was established in late May in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, a hi-tech hub known as E-Town that hosts many Chinese robotics and AI firms.
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It was launched by a consortium of backers led by the National Information Technology Application Innovation Park – a joint initiative established in 2019 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Beijing municipal government.
The institute would focus on cutting-edge research across space-computing chips, inter-satellite laser communication, space energy and space safety standards, according to a notice published on Friday by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology (BAST).
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It aims to develop and launch a pilot satellite by the end of 2028.