LaunchesTianlian 1-04
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Tianlian 1-04
Long March 3C · Communications
2016Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Mission
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).
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- CASC
- Rocket
- Long March 3C
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2