China launches Third satellite in its global data relay
network

post from Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 30 July 2012 05:17:04 AM. © Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News

Xichang, China (XNA) Jul 30, 2012
China successfully launched the Tianlian I-03 satellite on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, completing the country's first data relay satellite network system. The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket at 11:43 p.m. Beijing Time, according to sources with the center. Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the

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