China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat
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China used a Long March 6A rocket to launch the secretive TJS-27 satellite pair along with a next-generation Tianlian relay satellite, expanding its orbital communications infrastructure. The launch, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center's Launch Complex 9A, was declared successful, with the TJS-27 satellites officially described as for communication technology test purposes.
HELSINKI — China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also upgrading its on-orbit communications relay capabilities. A Long March 6A rocket lifted […] The post China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat appeared first on SpaceNews.
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