Long March 3B/E | Tianlian 2-06

Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Vehicle: Long March 3B/E

Launch Date: July 23, 2026

Launch Site: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Target Orbit: GTO

Orbital Compute Tier: Low

Tianlian is a Chinese data tracking and relay communications geostationary satellite series. The TL 2 (Tian Lian 2) satellites represent the second generation of this relay satellite network, and is based on the DFH-4 Bus, a three-axis-stabilized telecommunications satellite platform. TL 2 will be used to support real-time communications between orbiting satellites and ground control stations. This system will replace the current network of ground-based space tracking and telemetry stations and space tracking ships.