LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Nov 22 2016
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Tianlian 1-04
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:24 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:18 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:51 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- 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).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)