China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Tianlian 3-01
SUCCESS
✓ Mission success
On 29 JUL · 11:50 UTC 2026, Long March 7A delivered Tianlian 3-01 to Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
- T-0 (flown)
- 29 JUL · 11:50 UTC
- Window
- 2 hr
- Rocket
- Long March 7A
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Pad
- 201 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Tianlian 3-01
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer OrbitGTO
Mission
Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL-3 (Tian Lian 3) satellites are the 3rd generation of China's geostationary orbit data relay satellites, based on the DFH-4E geostationary satellite bus. They will be used to support real-time communications between orbiting satellites/rockets in-flight and ground control stations. This system replaces/supplements the current network of ground-based space tracking and telemetry stations and space tracking ships.