Xichang: China successfully launched a new data relaying satellite into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Xinhua News reported on Thursday.
According to Anadolu Agency, the Tianlian II-04 satellite was successfully launched at 11:55 pm (1555GMT) on Wednesday using a domestically produced Long March-3B rocket. The satellite reached its designated orbit.
Tianlian II-04 is China’s second-generation satellite designed for data relay in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite will offer data relay and telemetry, tracking, and command (TT and C) services for manned spacecraft, including spaceships and space stations. It will also support medium and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites and provide TT and C support for spacecraft launches.