Tianlian-2-06 is the eleventh Tianlian satellite launched and the sixth second-generation Tianlian satellite based on the DongFangHong-4 spacecraft bus.
Tianlian-2-06 is a communications and data relay satellite for the Tiangong Space Station and visiting vehicles such as Shenzhou and Tianzhou.
The Long March 3B/E carried the China Academy of Space Technology-built Tianlian-2-06 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
China launched the Tianlian-2-02 data relay satellite into orbit to transmit data from the national space station.
The Tianlian-2-02 satellite was launched aboard a CZ-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 00:09 local time.
The Tianlian-2-02 satellite will be used to improve the performance of remote sensing satellites placed in low and medium Earth orbit.
Tianlian-1 (05) joins four earlier Tianlian-1 satellites and the upgraded Tianlian-2 (01) sent into orbit in 2019.