The models of Fengyun-3 and Fengyun-4 were
unveiled at an international aviation and aerospace exhibition in
Zhuhai, in southern China's Guangdong Province. [File Photo:
cnsphoto]
China will launch a new generation of a polar orbit
meteorological satellite, Fengyun-3, in May to improve the
precision of weather forecasting, China News Service reported.
In Beijing on Tuesday, officials at a work conference designed
to coordinate the satellite's launch work decided that Fengyun-3
would use a Long March 4-C rocket as its carrier.
Preparations for the completion of satellite in early March and
its launch in May at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, in northern
China's Shanxi Province, were also approved at the conference.
Vice Director Sun Laiyan, of the Commission of Science,
Technology, and Industry for National Defense, noted at the meeting
that Fengyun-3 would play a significant role in measuring weather
and climate, diminishing losses from natural disasters and
eliminating vague weather forecasts.
Fengyun-3 is predicted to be a landmark development in
meteorological satellites. China has launched several weather
satellites in the Fengyun series, which means "wind and cloud" in
English.
(CRI January 24, 2008)
