China launches new data relay satellite

China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The Tianlian II-03 satellite was launched at half hour to one o'clock Wednesday Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. Tianlian II-03 is China's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data relay satellite. More

(Source: AzerNews - Jul 14)