Fengyun-4B (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Fengyun-4B

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Fengyun-4B, the first operational geostationary weather satellite carrying hyperspectral IR sounder called GIIRS (Geostationary Interferometric InfraRed Sounder), was launched on 3 June 2021.

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China Meteorological Administration

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