The Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP; zh, s=长春光学精密机械与物理研究所), of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

(CAS), is a state research institution in

Changchun Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin, Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain. Changchun is administered as a , comprising seven districts, one county and three county-level cities. At the 2020 census of China, Changchun ha ...

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. It was founded in 1952 as the Institute of Instrumentation of the CAS, by a group of scientists led by

Wang Daheng Wang Daheng (; 26 February 1915 – 21 July 2011) was a Chinese optical physicist, engineer, and inventor widely considered the "father of optical engineering" in China. He was a founding academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and th ...

. It was later renamed as the Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics. The current name was adopted in 1999 when the institute was merged with the Changchun Institute of Physics, headed by Xu Xurong. Under the leadership of Wang Daheng, the institute played a crucial role in the development of China's strategic weapons, developing high-precision optics for

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systems. It made major breakthroughs for the

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program. The institute focuses on

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, applied optics,

optical engineering Optical engineering is the field of engineering encompassing the physical phenomena and technologies associated with the generation, transmission, manipulation, detection, and utilization of light. Optical engineers use the science of optics to ...

, and precision mechanics and instruments. It is involved in a number of technology ventures based out of the nearby CAS Changchun Optoelectronics Industrial Park with total assets worth US$403 million. The institute offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral education programs. The institute developed the

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, launched in September 2020.

CGSTL

The institute includes the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation (Charming Globe or CGSTL), a commercial offshoot of the institute which manufactures

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es and

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s (drones). Chang Guang Satellite Technology owns

Jilin-1 Jilin-1 () is China's first self-developed commercial remote sensing satellite system. The satellites are operated by Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation and named after Jilin, ...

satellite constellation. In September 2024, it launched six Jilin Kuanfu satellites. In 2023, the United States imposed sanctions on Chang Guang Satellite Technology for providing

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during the

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. According to the

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, Chang Guang Satellite Technology Corporation provides geospatial intelligence to the

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to target U.S. warships in the

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