At 2:35 BJT on November 15, 2017，A Long March-4C rocket carrying FY-3D meteorological satellite was successfully launched at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. As the fourth member of second-generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, FY-3D will inform people of future weather conditions earlier, mitigate natural disasters’impacts on economy and society, and lift people’s livelihood. Furthermore, equipped with greenhouse gases probing capacity, FY-3D can play a proactive role in tackling climate change, and serve ecological civilization construction and “Belt and Road” Initiative.
