China launched a new meteorological satellite

Almaty. November 16. Silkroadnews - China launched a new meteorological satellite, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
“China launched a new meteorological satellite, Fengyun-3D from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province,” the report said.
The March-4C rocket delivered the satellite into orbit.
Fengyun-3D is one of the second-generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellites in China, it can provide global three-dimensional all-weather and multi-spectral remote sensing images. The satellite will form a network with the Fengyun-3C satellite that was launched into space in September 2013 to improve the accuracy of atmospheric sounding and enhance the monitoring of greenhouse gases. The network will help China in natural disasters relief work.
The Fengyun-3D satellite and Long March-4C rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.