25 September 2017
Fengyun-4A satellite, the first of China's second-generation geostationary orbiting weather satellites, was put into operation on 25 September, said the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. Tests on the satellite platform, payload and ground application system have been completed during its in-orbit operation. The satellite has helped improve the country's weather and climate forecasts, and test results during its in-orbit operation have met targets.
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