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| name                   = Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics
| native_name            = 长春光学精密机械与物理研究所
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| city                   = [[Changchun]]
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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]] (CAS), is a state research institution in [[Changchun]], [[Jilin]], [[China]].
It was founded in 1952 as the '''Institute of Instrumentation''' of the CAS, by a group of scientists led by [[Wang Daheng]]. 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]].<ref name="brief"/>
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 [[missile guidance]] systems. It made major breakthroughs for the [[submarine-launched ballistic missile]] program.<ref name="Feigenbaum2003">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qwNmG9V1aIC&pg=PA154|title=China's Techno-warriors: National Security and Strategic Competition from the Nuclear to the Information Age|last=Feigenbaum|first=Evan A.|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-8047-4601-4|page=154}}</ref>
The institute focuses on [[luminescence]], applied optics, [[optical engineering]], and [[precision mechanics]] and instruments.<ref name="brief">{{cite web|url=http://english.ciomp.cas.cn/about/Brief/ |title=CIOMP Brief Introduction|website=english.ciomp.cas.cn|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> 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.<ref name="brief"/><ref name="int">{{cite web |date=2018-12-19 |title=Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how |url=https://www.intelligenceonline.com/international-dealmaking/2018/12/19/beijing-uses-european-technology-to-advance-new-space-know-how,108337125-art |url-access=subscription |access-date=2019-01-10 |website=[[Intelligence Online]]}}</ref>
The institute offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral education programs.<ref name="brief" />
The institute developed the [[Bilibili Video Satellite]], launched in September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=China's video platform Bilibili to launch satellite to promote science - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/01/c_139105624.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808233252/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/01/c_139105624.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2020|access-date=2020-11-02|website=xinhuanet.com}}</ref>
== CGSTL ==
The institute includes the '''Chang Guang Satellite Technology''' Corporation (Charming Globe or CGSTL), a commercial offshoot of the institute which manufactures [[remote sensing]] [[satellite bus]]es and [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (drones).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Andrew|url=https://spacenews.com/china-carries-out-2-orbital-launches-inside-3-hours/|title=China carries out 2 orbital launches inside 3 hours |publisher=SpaceNews|date=2019-11-13|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charmingglobe.com/EWeb/index.aspx|title=Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. Company Profile |publisher=Charming Globe|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> Chang Guang Satellite Technology owns [[Jilin-1]] satellite constellation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3044908/are-chinas-civilian-satellites-being-used-spy-japanese-airbase|newspaper=South China Morning Post|title=Are China's civilian satellites being used to spy on a Japanese airbase?|first=Kristin|last=Huang|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200109015341/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3044908/are-chinas-civilian-satellites-being-used-spy-japanese-airbase|archive-date=January 9, 2020|quote=The images were credited to Chang Guang Satellite Technology, China's first commercial remote sensing satellite company, which owns the Jilin-1 satellites.}}</ref> In September 2024, it launched six Jilin Kuanfu satellites.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 30, 2024 |title=CGSTL makes its mark as Chinese geospatial intelligence champion |url=https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interception/2024/10/30/cgstl-makes-its-mark-as-chinese-geospatial-intelligence-champion,110333455-art |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 11, 2024 |work=[[Intelligence Online]]}}</ref>
It already has 31 satellites in orbit and plans to have their constellation reach 138 satellites over the next 4 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dongfanghour/issues/dfhour-38-an-avalanche-of-funding-rounds-china-s-planetary-defense-ambitions-and-more-992860|title=DFHour #38: An Avalanche of Funding Rounds 💰🛰️, China's Planetary Defense Ambitions 🌍🛡, and More 🚀}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Jilin-1]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
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[[Category:Research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]]
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[[Category:Physics research institutes]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1952]]