Today (21st), the China Meteorological Administration released the first set of observation images of the Fengyun-4C star, marking the formation of my country's independent and controllable real-time monitoring capabilities from the sun to the earth.
The Fengyun-4C satellite follows the principle of “testing, application, and service” and is scheduled to be put into operation during the main flood season this year. It will significantly improve the accuracy and timeliness of my country’s monitoring and early warning of short-term weather systems, especially medium- and small-scale disastrous weather.
As my country's second-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, Fengyun-4C is fixed over the equator at 133° east longitude. Its observation range covers Asia, Oceania and other Asia-Pacific regions. It can obtain high spatial and temporal resolution observation data within the range of 68° east longitude to 162° west longitude, including cloud distribution, precipitation, lightning, three-dimensional atmospheric parameters, ionosphere and solar activity.
The six payloads carried by the satellite have all reached the international advanced level and can carry out refined and high-frequency monitoring of disastrous weather, greatly enhancing the early capture and tracking capabilities of extreme weather.
It is understood that after the operation of Fengyun-4C satellite, it can further strengthen the monitoring capabilities of typhoon activity areas in the Western Pacific and give full play to the role of the first line of defense in meteorological disaster prevention and reduction.
Fengyun-4C was successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on December 27, 2025. It is currently the geostationary orbiting meteorological satellite with the strongest single-satellite comprehensive detection capability in the world.
