{
  "id": 28468,
  "title": "China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/china-launches-secretive-tjs-27-pair-orbits-next-gen-tianlian-relay",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-01T13:38:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SpaceNews",
    "slug": "spacenews",
    "url": "https://spacenews.com/china-launches-secretive-tjs-27-pair-orbits-next-gen-tianlian-relay-sat/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HELSINKI — China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also upgrading its on-orbit communications relay capabilities. A Long March 6A rocket lifted […] The post China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}