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Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-06
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Mission
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL 2 (Tian Lian 2) satellites represent the second generation of this relay satellite network, and is based on the DFH-4 Bus, a three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform. TL 2 will be used to support real-time communications between orbiting satellites and ground control stations. This system will replace the current network of ground-based space tracking and telemetry stations and space tracking ships.
| Liftoff (NET) | Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 UTC |
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| Launch window | 11:52:00 UTC – 12:54:00 UTC |
| Target orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
| Status | Launch Successful |
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