Tianlian-2 04 - CZ-3B - Xichang - March 26, 2025 (15:55 UTC)

[mikezang]

The NOTAM for CZ-3B from Xichang.

[mikezang]

The China NOTAM issued!

[mikezang]

The RJJJ NOTAM updated!

[mikezang]

Launched!

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Turns out it's Tianlian-2-04: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5148610250408984

https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1904947915971523062

[TheKutKu]

https://content-static.cctvnews.cctv.com/snow-book/index.html?item_id=13700835523871347157&source=50001&sub_source=50001_006

Launch report and video

China successfully launched Tianlian-2-04
2025-03-26 17:45:46
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At 23:55 Beijing time on March 26, 2025, my country successfully launched Tianlian-2-04 using the Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. The satellite is my country's second-generation geosynchronous orbit data relay satellite, mainly used to provide data relay and measurement and control services for manned spacecraft such as spacecraft and space stations, provide data relay and measurement and control services for medium and low orbit resource satellites, and provide measurement and control support for spacecraft launches.

This mission is the 565th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets. 、

(Reporters Liu Changlian, Yang Hongyang, Cao Yi, Yang Xi, Xu Lihao)

Picture by Alight_wu https://weibo.com/5972454182/PkoGCaUJD

[Alter Sachse]

LC 2
3B/G3 (?)

[starbase]

LC 2
3B/G3 (?)

Most likely. All previous 2nd gen sats launched on 3B/G3
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tl-2.htm

[Steven Pietrobon]

Picture by Alight_wu

I don't believe that is from this launch. Pixel counting of the fairing compared to the third stage shows this to be a CZ-3B/G2 with a 4.0 m diameter fairing. The orange smoke plumes also don't seem to match. This screen grab from the video shows a CZ-3B/G3 with a 4.2 m diameter fairing.

[mikezang]

The T0 is 23:55:04.168 local time.

[catdlr]

[Steven Pietrobon]

From the video, better evidence that this is a CZ-3B/G3. The ratio between the fairing and third stage is 1.4, compared to 1.333 for CZ-3B/G2.

[Satori]

The T0 is 23:55:04.168 UTC.

That's the local time, UTC is 15:55:04.168.

[Liss]

Arrived to the 80E central position.