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China Meteorological Administration
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China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is China's national meteorological authority, responsible for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and the country's operational Earth-observation satellite programme. CMA operates the Fengyun satellite system, which marks its 50th anniversary of operation.[1] The Fengyun programme spans two orbital families: the FY-3 series of polar-orbiting meteorological satellites and the FY-4 series of geostationary meteorological satellites, operated through CMA's National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC).[2] CMA instruments carried on the Fengyun platform include the Microwave Temperature Sounder-3 (MWTS-3), which contributes to global weather data exchange under WMO coordination.[3]
Operates
- Fengyun-2H (FY-2H)extended
launched 2018-06-05 / Geostationary orbit, 35786 km altitude, 79 deg E longitude
- FY-4Boperational
launched 2021-06-03 / Geostationary orbit, 105 E, 35786 km; WMO records relocation from 133 E to 105 E in February 2024
- FY-4Aoperational
launched 2016-12-11 / Geostationary orbit, 123.5 E, 35786 km; relocated after 18 February 2025 for full-disc coverage / 0.0104 day revisit
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- FY-4B Data Collection ServiceComponent
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- FY-4B Space Environment PackageComponent
operational
- FY-4A Space Environment PackageComponent
operational
- FY-4A Data Collection ServiceComponent
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- [1]WMO OSCAR - MWTS-3agency doc2026-06-12
- [2]China Meteorological Administration - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-20
- [3]WMO - 50th Anniversary of Fengyun Satellite Program, CMAagency doc2026-06-20
- [4]NSMC - FY-3C satellite taken delivery in orbitagency doc2026-06-20