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China to launch 3rd geostationary climate satellite

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-19 15:17

BEIJING -- China will launch its third geostationary orbit meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, some time next week, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) told Xinhua on Friday.

The satellite will be launched at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern Sichuan Province, said the CMA.