China launches new meteorological satellite
Xinhua
03 Jun 2021, 04:05 GMT+10
XICHANG, June 3 (Xinhua) China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning. The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 00:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said. The first of China s new-generation meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit, the FY-4B will be used in the fields of weather analysis and forecasting, and environmental and disaster monitoring. The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, respectively. Both belong to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
2021-06-02 18:05:12 GMT2021-06-03 02:05:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
XICHANG, June 3 (Xinhua) China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by a Long March-3B rocket at 00:17 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was the 372nd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.
The first of China s new-generation meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit, the FY-4B will be used in the fields of weather analysis and forecasting, and environmental and disaster monitoring.
The satellite and rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, respectively. Both belong to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
June 1, 2021
China will launch a new geostationary weather satellite on Thursday June 2 local time, following a 24 hour delay. The Fengyun 4B satellite was originally due to lift off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre at 00:25 China Standard Time (16:25 UTC on Tuesday June 1), aboard a Chang Zheng 3B/G3 carrier rocket.
Fengyun, meaning “wind and cloud,” is a series of meteorological satellites which provide China and the international community with data for terrestrial and space weather forecasting. The program includes both polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites, with the Fengyun 4B (FY-4B) satellite to be part of the geostationary element of the constellation. Fengyun satellites are operated by the National Satellite Meteorological Center, part of the China Meteorological Administration.
2021-05-10 14:35:32 GMT2021-05-10 22:35:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SHANGHAI, May 10 (Xinhua) A China-made meteorological satellite for dawn-dusk orbits has passed a factory review in Shanghai, one step closer to launching it into space, its developer said Monday.
The satellite is called Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) and was designed and built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It will be the world s first meteorological satellite in a dawn-dusk orbit.
A dawn-dusk orbit is a sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite tracks but never moves into the Earth s shadow. Since the satellite is close to the shadow, the part of Earth directly above it is always at sunset or sunrise, hence the name dawn-dusk orbit.
China-made meteorological satellite for dawn-dusk orbit passes review
Xinhua
11 May 2021, 02:18 GMT+10
SHANGHAI, May 10 (Xinhua) A China-made meteorological satellite for dawn-dusk orbits has passed a factory review in Shanghai, one step closer to launching it into space, its developer said Monday. The satellite is called Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) and was designed and built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It will be the world s first meteorological satellite in a dawn-dusk orbit. A dawn-dusk orbit is a sun-synchronous orbit where the satellite tracks but never moves into the Earth s shadow. Since the satellite is close to the shadow, the part of Earth directly above it is always at sunset or sunrise, hence the name dawn-dusk orbit.