China Launches New Tianlian Relay Satellite

China launches new Tianlian relay satellite

BEIJING, (Pakistan Point News - 14th Dec, 2021) China today launched a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The Tianlian II-02 satellite was launched at 0:09 Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, Xinhua news Agency reported, noting that it was the 401st flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.