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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Orbits, channels and calibrated records that earn their place in a forecast
Follow China’s Fengyun program from early reliability challenges to complementary weather and space-weather observations. Interpret scan coverage, calibration and controlled forecast experiments through practical examples.
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Close view of a Fengyun-4 exhibit model at the National Museum of China, photographed June 22, 2023. A representative model of the series, not FY-4A flight hardware or a view of a complete deployed spacecraft. The original frame includes the body and part of its stand. Shujianyang / Wikimedia Commons; CC0 1.0. Atlas display copies are resized and compressed without cropping or recoloring.
Shujianyang / Wikimedia Commons · Image source · CC0 1.0Your place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
From a first radio signal to observations that support science and daily life.
The Fengyun weather-satellite program
Orbits, channels and calibrated records that earn their place in a forecast
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
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