Fengyun

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Fēngyún are China's meteorological satellites. Launched since 1988 into polar Sun-synchronous and geosynchronous orbit, each three-axis stabilized Fengyun satellite is built by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and operated by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA). To date, China has launched twenty-one Fengyun satellites in four classes. Fengyun 1 and Fengyun 3 satellites are in polar, Sun-synchronous orbit and Low Earth orbit while Fengyun 2 and 4 are geosynchronous orbit.

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Fengyun 3 weather satellite mockup displayed at Shanghai Science & Technology Museum.Fengyun 3 weather satellite mockup displayed at Shanghai Science & Technology Museum.
Fengyun 3 weather satellite mockup displayed at Shanghai Science & Technology Museum.Fengyun 3 weather satellite mockup displayed at Shanghai Science & Technology Museum.
Fengyun-4 weather satellite mockup displayed at the National Museum of China.Fengyun-4 weather satellite mockup displayed at the National Museum of China.
Fengyun-4 weather satellite mockup displayed at the National Museum of China.Fengyun-4 weather satellite mockup displayed at the National Museum of China.