China Launches New Data Transmission Satellite Beijing, 27 Mar (ONA) —- China successfully launched a new data transmission satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Tianlian II-04 satellite was launched aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. The satellite will provide data transmission, telemetry, tracking, and control services for manned spacecraft such as ...