Weathervane in the Sky
Professor Xu Jianmin is a proud man today. The academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Fengyun meteorological satellite program as the designer of its general ground system architecture.
Over the five decades, the program launched 17 satellites in space, seven of which are in orbit today. The data they provide have improved global weather forecasting and helped diverse sectors like ocean, agriculture and ecology.
In an interview to mark the 50th anniversary, Xu told that the satellite data
