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Long March 3B/E launches Tianlian 2-06 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's Long March 3B/E lifted off from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 UTC. The flight succeeded.
The flight
The window opened at 11:52 UTC and ran 62 minutes. Liftoff came 8 minutes into it.
The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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.
Payload description as recorded by Launch Library 2.
By the numbers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has now flown 608 launches in total. Its run of consecutive successful launches stands at 34.
It was the 126th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2).
| Liftoff | 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 UTC |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Launch Successful |
| Vehicle | Long March 3B/E |
| Provider | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Pad | Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) |
| Target orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit |
Written by Everything Space from Launch Library 2’s record of this flight — every figure above comes from that record. Fetched Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:11:48 GMT.