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Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering (Institute 509)

Original identifier: 上海卫星工程研究所(509所)

Mainland China · Satellite development and system integration
Research institute / division · Listed in a state-group directory; control unverified
GEO role: Manufacturing
Parent / related organization as recorded: Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST, Eighth Academy)

Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering is identified as Institute 509 in a 2026 university notice. Its documented role in Fengyun meteorological spacecraft makes the GEO development record more specific.

English version checked: 2026-09-11. English names may be descriptive renderings; use the original identifier for legal-entity checks.

Source review: 2026-09-11 · Original profile source ↗

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Satellites and equipment

Recorded source statement

Development lead for GEO weather satellites

A 2 August 2026 report on Shanghai’s government website identifies the institute as the Fengyun development lead and describes Fengyun-2 and -4 as geostationary series. Development and manufacture remain distinct from meteorological operation.

Development lead for GEO weather satellites ↗

Source date: 2026-08-02 · Article text
Content review: 2026-09-11 · English version checked: 2026-09-11

Recorded source statement

Institute 509 name reconciliation

NUAA’s notice of 22 May 2026 explicitly pairs the institute’s full name with 509. It concerns a proposed education partnership, not completion of a factory.

Institute 509 name reconciliation ↗

Source date: 2026-05-22 · Project 2026YJXGG-E03
Content review: 2026-09-11 · English version checked: 2026-09-11

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