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China lofts Fengyun 3E polar weather satellite July 4, 2021 China has successfully launched a new polar weather satellite, Fengyun 3E.  Liftoff of the mission took place at 23:28 UTC on 4 July 2021 from launch site SLS-2 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Chang Zheng 4C rocket. The launch was the second in as many days for China and successfully placed Fengyun 3E into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at 808 km in altitude, inclined 98.8 degrees to the equator. Fengyun 3E satellite Fengyun 3E is part of the overall Fengyun 3 family of polar weather satellites, the second generation of such observatories for China. Operated by the China Meteorological Administration and the National Satellite Meteorological Center, Fengyun 3E had a launch mass of approximately 2,250 kg and a three year guaranteed orbital lifetime, with four years of operations being preferred.

Shanghai institute of technologyShanghai aerospace administrationXichang satellite launch centersJiuquan satellite launch centerShanghai academy of spaceflight technologyNational satellite meteorological centerChina meteorological administrationSun synchronous orbitInfrared radiometerInfrared atmospheric sounderMicrowave temperature sounderMicrowave humidity sounderMedium resolution spectral imagerSolar backscatteringTotal ozone unitMicrowave radiation imager