China launches new data relay satellite
Xinhua |
Updated: 2025-04-28 09:28
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XICHANG -- China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Sunday.
The Tianlian II-05 satellite was launched at 11:54 pm (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March 3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit.
Tianlian II-05 is China's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite.
