Tianlian-2 01 xing (TL 2A)

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Description:

• TIANLIAN 2-01 is a new Chinese communications satellite to provide real-time communications between orbiting satellites and ground control stations.
• The TL2 series will replace the four TL1 sats already in orbit.

Mission details:

• China launched the first of its second-generation tracking and data relay satellites on Mar 31, 2019. Tianlian-2 sat 01 (Tianlian erhao 01 xing) is a CAST DFH-4.
• As of Apr 6, geotransfer orbit TLEs for TL2-01 had stopped on Apr 1; this suggests it made an apogee maneuver on that date but has not yet been located by US tracking in GEO. TL2-01′s apogee at 0800 UTC Apr 1 was at around 114E.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking