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China launches new geostationary weather satellite
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-23 11:18 BEIJING -- China launched its third geo-stationary meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, Tuesday morning.
It entered the preset orbit 24 minutes later.
Its predecessors, Fengyun-2-04 and -05, was launched in 2004 and 2006 respectively. The Fengyun-2-06 was to become a successor to boost the stability of the satellite series and would play an important role in weather forecast for China and neighboring countries and in disaster reduction, said the CMA. It would also help enhance China's cooperation with international meteorological organizations. |
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