China Launches Fengyun-3 Weather Satellite for Advanced Climate Monitoring 🌍

China's Long March 4B rocket launched the Fengyun-3 meteorological satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 16, 2023.<br /><br />Satellite will be used for “weather forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate change response and ecological conservation,”<br />according to China Central Television (CCTV).<br /><br />The rocket sheds tiles during launch, a normal occurrence. <br /><br />Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)