Recently China successfully sent Tianlian II-05 satellite, a new data relay satellite, into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Tianlian II-05 is China's 2nd-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite. It will provide data relay and TT&C (telemetry, tracking and command) services for manned spacecraft such as spaceships and space stations, for medium and low-Earth-orbit resource satellites, and TT&C support for spacecraft launches.