UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
•FENGYUN 2 IS A SECOND-GENERATION METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE DEVELOPED BY CHINESE SCIENTISTS.
•IT WAS LAUNCHED BY A LONG MARCH 3 CARRIER ROCKET AT THE XICHANG SATELLITE LAUNCHING CENTER IN SOUTHWEST CHINA'S SICHUAN PROVINCE.
•THE FENGYUN 2 SATELLITE WAS DEVELOPED MAINLY BY THE SHANGHAI AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNDER THE CHINA AEROSPACE CORPORATION.
•WEIGHING 1.38 TONS, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH
–SCANNING RADIOMETER,
–CLOUD COVERAGE INFORMATION SYSTEM
–DATA COLLECTION TRANSLATOR.
•THE SATELLITE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF THREE YEARS.