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Tianlian 1-04

Name: Tianlian 1-04 launch
Start: 2016-11-22T15:24:04+00:00
End: 2016-11-22T15:51:00+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3CChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 · 03:24 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Long March 3C

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Height67.4 m

LEO Payload18,000 kg

Launches612

Successes589

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

Mission Brief

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).

PayloadTianlian 1-04

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages2

PadLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China