China launches third data relay satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched the third in a series of Chinese data relay satellites on Wednesday. The Long March 3C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit the Tianlian 1-03 communications satellite, officials announced. The 2,100-kilogram satellite is the third in a series designed to provide communications links to Chinese spacecraft, including its Shenzhou crewed spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab module.
A Long March rocket launched the third in a series of Chinese data relay satellites on Wednesday. The Long March 3C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit the Tianlian 1-03 communications satellite, officials announced. The 2,100-kilogram satellite is the third in a series designed to provide communications links to Chinese spacecraft, including its Shenzhou crewed spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab module.
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