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Long March 3C | Tianlian 1-04
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3C · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 187th launch · 19th this year · humanity's 5,603rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 22, 15:18 – Nov 22, 15:51 UTC
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Tianlian 1-04
Tianlian 1 is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications satellite series. Tianlian 1-04 is the fourth satellite in the constellation. It provides communication coverage for the crewed Shenzhou missions, from Shenzhou 7 onwards. Functionally, it is similar to the United States Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS).
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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- China Launches Tianlian I-04 Satellite — CCTV Video News Agency
Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
125 launches from this pad · 241 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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