China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Tianlian 2-06
SUCCESS
✓ Mission success
On 23 JUL · 12:00 UTC 2026, Long March 3B/E delivered Tianlian 2-06 to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
- T-0 (flown)
- 23 JUL · 12:00 UTC
- Window
- 1 hr
- Rocket
- Long March 3B/E
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) · Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Tianlian 2-06
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer OrbitGTO
Mission
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL 2 (Tian Lian 2) satellites represent the second generation of this relay satellite network, and is based on the DFH-4 Bus, a three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform. TL 2 will be used to support real-time communications between orbiting satellites and ground control stations. This system will replace the current network of ground-based space tracking and telemetry stations and space tracking ships.