Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center (LESEC), registered in 2004, is a public institution under the China National Space Administration.

LESEC is mainly responsible for the overall technology and management of the lunar exploration project and planetary exploration project, in charge of engineering technology, overall design and task organization and implementation; drawing up the overall program and development procedures, formulating the general requirements for development and the overall technical documents, engineering and development plans, signing the development contracts with the systems, managing the related fixed assets investment and advance research; coordinating, supervising and checking the systems of the project and carrying out engineering control and assessment; undertaking project-related news and publicity, results and intellectual property rights management, market development and services, etc..