4 | Thursday, July 8, 2021 GLOBAL EDITION | CHINA DAILY CHINA Eco Forum Last Tianlian I satellite placed in orbit to focus on Network used to relay signals between gation Satellite System. the Tianlian I series and Tianlian ty of space functions such as ren- low-carbon China began to establish its II-01. Sources close to the system’s dezvous and docking between spacecraft and ground control stations space-based data relay system in development said Tianlian II-02 spaceships and space stations, vid- April 2008 when the first satellite and Tianlian II-03 will be deployed eo link between astronauts and transition By ZHAO LEI said in a statement that the satel- in the Tianlian I series was soon. people on the ground, and data
[email protected] lite was the fifth and last member launched from Xichang. Tianlian Compared with the first-genera- transmission for Earth observa- By Li Hongyang of the Tianlian I fleet, the nation’s I-01 is still operating, having signif- tion model, Tianlian II satellites tion, weather and other low-orbit
[email protected] China launched the last satellite first-generation of data relay icantly outlived its designed life feature stronger capabilities, heav- satellites. in its Tianlian I relay spacecraft spacecraft. span. ier carrying capacity and longer On June 23, a video call between An ecological protection forum in series late on Tuesday night, which It is expected to work for at least In July 2012, China became the life spans, according to Zhao Hong, President Xi Jinping, who is also Guizhou, Guiyang province, on also marked the finale of the coun- seven years.