China successfully launches new data relay satellite into orbit
Photo: Xinhua
China successfully launched a new data relay satellite, the Tianlian II-05, into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Sunday.
The Tianlian II-05 satellite was launched at 11:54 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit, News.Az reports, citing Xinhua.
Tianlian II-05 is China's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite.
It will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft such as spaceships and space stations, for medium and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites, and TT&C support for spacecraft launches.
This was the 572nd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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