CASC Long March 3C Tianlian 1-04
Long March 3C
Status
Success
Date
22 NOV 2016
15:24
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
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).
Rocket
Long March 3C
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Livestream