China launched a new relay satellite
- July 13, 2022
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China has successfully launched a new Tianlian II-03 relay satellite from a spaceport in Sichuan province. As reported by Ukrinform, Xinhua reported it. The Tianlian II-03 satellite was
China has successfully launched a new Tianlian II-03 relay satellite from a spaceport in Sichuan province.
As reported by Ukrinform, Xinhua reported it.
The Tianlian II-03 satellite was launched by a Long March-3B launch vehicle at half past one Beijing time.
Tianlian II-03 is said to be China’s second-generation data transmission satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
It will provide data transfer and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft and satellites in low and medium orbits. It will also support TT&C for launching the spacecraft.
It was the 426th flight of the Long March launch vehicle series.
As Ukrinform reports, on July 11, Elon Musk’s SpaceX space company successfully launched a rocket carrier with 46 Starlink mobile internet satellites.
Photo: Xinhua News
Source: Ukrinform
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