China Puts New Meteorological Satellite in PositionThe Fengyun 2 meteorological satellite, launched June 25 by means of a Long March 3 carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China 's Sichuan Province, was successfully positioned in a geostationary orbit at 21:28 (Beijing time) on Monday.The positioning was monitored and controlled by the Xi'an Satellite Measuring and Monitoring Center in Xi'an, the provincial capital of northwestern Shaanxi. The Fengyun 2, the second of its kind launched by China, can provide meteorological information and monitor X-rays from the Sun as well as the radiation of space particles. The satellite, with a designed working life of three years, will be transferred to the China Meteorological Administration after a period of in-orbit tests. The satellite was jointly developed by the Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute under the China Aerospace Corporation, the Chinese Research Institute of Space Technology and several other research institutes. |
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