Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-29

China Successfully Launches Tianlian-3 01 Satellite

我国成功发射天链三号01星

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-29
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476581.html
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新华社海南文昌7月29日电（李国利、崔婉莹）7月29日19时50分，我国在文昌航天发射场使用长征七号改运载火箭，成功将天链三号01星发射升空，卫星顺利进入预定轨道，发射任务取得圆满成功。天链三号01星主要用于为飞船、空间实验室、空间站等载人航天器提供数据中继和测控服务，为中、低轨道资源卫星提供数据中继和测控服务。

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China launched the Tianlian-3 01 satellite from Wenchang Space Launch Site aboard a Long March 7A rocket on July 29 at 19:50, placing it in its target orbit; the satellite is designed to provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking, and command) services for crewed spacecraft—including cargo ships, space laboratories, and space stations—as well as for medium- and low-orbit resource satellites. The launch extends China's Tianlian relay satellite constellation, which underpins continuous communications coverage for the Chinese Space Station and reduces the dependence on ground-based tracking networks that constrained earlier crewed missions.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "我国成功发射天链三号01星." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-29. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476581.html.

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