Tag: Fengyun 4A
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New-generation geostationary weather satellite launched by China
A Long March 3B rocket lifted off Saturday with the Fengyun 4A weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua The first satellite in an upgraded series of Chinese geostationary weather observatories lifted off on top of a Long March 3B rocket Saturday to demonstrate the performance of new spacecraft systems and instrumentation. The nearly 11,700-pound (5,300-kilogram) Fengyun 4A…