Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-05
Launch information
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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.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-05’.

Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: April 27, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Tianlian 2-05 (GTO) |
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Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 3 |
Location |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#6935
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Location Launch
#224
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Pad Launch
#118
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Agency Launch
#519
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Orbital Launch
#86
Year 2025
Location Launch
#7
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Pad Launch
#4
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Agency Launch
#18
Year 2025
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Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network
China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch. The post Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network appeared first on...
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