China launches new Tianlian data relay satellite to support human spaceflight

China launches new data relaying satellite into space

Tianlian II-04 is China's second-generation satellite designed for data relay in geosynchronous orbit - Anadolu Ajansı

China launches new Tianlian data relay satellite to support human spaceflight

HELSINKI — China launched a new Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite Wednesday, adding to the country’s on-orbit infrastructure in the geostationary belt.  A Long March 3B lifted off […] The post China launches new Tianlian data relay satellite to support human spaceflight appeared first on SpaceNews.

Blastoff! China’s Long March 3B launches Tianlian II-04 data relay satellite

Future Space China's Long March-3B rocket launched the Tianlian II-04 data relay satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 26, 2025. Credit VideoFromSpaceFuture Space China's Long March-3B rocket launched the Tianlian II-04 data relay satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 26, 2025. Credit VideoFromSpace Amazing Future Science & Tec…

China sends new data relay satellite into space – SatNews

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-04 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 26, 2025. (China News Service/Xu Lihao) Tianlian II-04, China’s second-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite, 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-Ea…

China has successfully launched the Tianlian-2 (04) satellite into orbit, which is used to maintain communications with manned spacecraft and stations. The launch took place on March 26 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, using a Long March 3B rocket. The satellite was built by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), and the rocket was provided by CALT, both of which are part of the state-owned CASC corporation. The spacecraft... The…

China has successfully launched a new satellite to transmit data into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. People's Daily Online reported that the Tianlian II-04 satellite was launched aboard a “Long March-3B” carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. Tianlian II-04 is a second-generation Chinese satellite for transmitting data that is in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite will provide data t…