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2021-07-05 00:35:20 GMT2021-07-05 08:35:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JIUQUAN, July 5 (Xinhua) China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E), was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:28 a.m. (Beijing Time), and this was the 377th flight mission of the Long March rocket series, according to the China National Space Administration.
Equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads, 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.
China launches new meteorological satellite
1 2021-07-05 08:35:29Xinhua
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China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E), was launched by a Long March-4C rocket at 7:28 a.m. (Beijing Time), and this was the 377th flight mission of the Long March rocket series, according to the China National Space Administration.
Equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads, 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.
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.
Historic walk: A screen showing Liu stepping out of the Tianhe core module to carry out tasks outside the new Tiangong space station. AP
Beijing: Two Chinese astronauts flew out of the core module of China’s permanent space station yesterday morning to carry out the country’s first extravehicular activity, commonly known as spacewalk, in 13 years.
Major General Liu Boming and Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo floated out of the module named Tianhe (Harmony of Heavens).
Wearing the nation’s new-generation extravehicular suit, the pair was tasked with using a large robotic arm to conduct several operations including installing equipment outside the spacecraft and moving the panoramic camera, according to the China Manned Space Agency.