China's new satellite to provide 3-D view of earth

May 05, 2014 21:02

China's Fengyun-III, a polar orbiting meteorological satellite which provides a three-dimensional view of the earth, was put into operation today.

The third Fengyun-III satellite, together with the second Fengyun-III, will form a monitoring network capable of constant three-dimensional, multiple-spectrum and remote-sensing observation of the earth, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said.

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