China's polar-orbiting meteorological satellite now operational

China's third Fengyun-III satellite, a polar orbiting meteorological satellite, was put into operation on Monday, according to a news release posted on the website of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA). The satellite was handed over by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to the CMA. The third Fengyun-III satellite, together with the second Fengyun-III satellite, will form a monitoring network capable of constant three-dimensional, multiple-spectrum and remote-sensing observation of the earth. More

(Source: Space Daily - May 8)