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China launches Fengyun-3E (FY-3E), a meteorological satellite

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  • Published
    7th Jul, 2021

China launched a new meteorological satellite equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads into the planned orbit.

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China launched a new meteorological satellite equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads into the planned orbit.

About the meteorological satellite

  • The satellite is named, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E).
  • It was launched by a Long March-4C rocket.
  • This is s the 377th flight mission of the Long March rocket series, according to the China National Space Administration.
    • FY-3E will be the world’s first meteorological satellite in early morning orbit for civil service.
    • It is designed with a lifespan of eight years and will mainly obtain the atmospheric temperature, humidity, and other meteorological parameters for numerical prediction applications, improving China’s weather forecast capacity.
    • It will also monitor the global snow and ice coverage, sea surface temperature, natural disasters, and ecology to better respond to climate change and prevent and mitigate meteorological disasters.
    • The satellite will monitor solar and space environments and their effects, as well as ionospheric data to meet the needs of space weather forecasts and supporting services.
    • The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
    • It operates under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.               

Long March 4C

  • The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C ,and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle.
  • It is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth orbit and sun-synchronous orbits.
  • It was first launched on 10 May 1999, with the FY-1C weather satellite, which would later be used in the 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test.

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