Tianlian – Spaceflight Now

April 9, 2020

Breaking News

[ April 8, 2020 ] Live coverage: Soyuz crew launches from Kazakhstan Mission Reports
[ April 8, 2020 ] NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts set for Thursday launch to space station Mission Reports
[ April 8, 2020 ] SpaceX plans another Starlink launch next week Mission Reports
[ April 7, 2020 ] With successful splashdown, SpaceX retires first version of Dragon spacecraft Mission Reports
[ April 7, 2020 ] Next GPS launch delayed by coronavirus concerns; X-37B launch remains on track Atlas 5

China launches tracking and data relay satellite

March 31, 2019

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket delivered a new-generation tracking and data relay satellite to orbit Sunday to provide communications support for the country’s future human spaceflight missions and space station.

China launches data relay satellite for future space station crews

November 22, 2016

China added a fourth craft Tuesday to a network of geostationary data relay satellites tasked with keeping mission control in steady contact with Shenzhou crew capsules and a planned space station.