Tianlian 1-03

Carried the Tianlian 1-03 data relay satellite from Xichang, the third in China's Tianlian I series. Its launch gave the constellation global coverage for real-time communications with Chinese spacecraft and space station missions.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

2.5 T

Flight

9th

of 14 Long March 3C flights

Date and time

25 July 2012, 15:43 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2012-040

Launches in 2012

42nd of 78

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