Xichang: China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to Emirates News Agency, the Tianlian II-06 satellite was launched at 8 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit.
Tianlian II-06 is primarily used to provide data relay and TT and C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for crewed spacecraft such as spaceships and space stations. It also supports medium- and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites and offers TT and C support for spacecraft launches.