China launches new mobile telecommunication satellite

2020-11-13
Xinhua

XICHANG — China successfully launched a new mobile telecommunication satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 12.

A Long March-3B carrier rocket blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 12, 2020. China successfully launched Tiantong 1-02, a new mobile telecommunication satellite, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Nov 12. The satellite was launched at 23:59 (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Tiantong 1-02 satellite was launched at 23:59 (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.

Tiantong-1 is a satellite mobile communication system independently developed and built by China. It consists of a space segment, ground segment, and user terminal.

A Long March-3B carrier rocket blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, the Tiantong 1-02 satellite will establish a mobile network with ground facilities to provide all-weather, all-time, stable and reliable mobile communication services such as voice, short message and data for users in China and its surrounding areas, the Middle East, Africa and other related regions, as well as most sea areas in the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

The launch on Nov 12 was the 352nd by the Long March rocket series.

A Long March-3B carrier rocket blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]