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Detailed explanation-1: -FY-4 is the second generation of China’s geostationary meteorological satellite series.
Detailed explanation-2: -China launches Fengyun 4B meteorological satellite.
Detailed explanation-3: -China starts development of new Fengyun-3 meteorological satellites.
Detailed explanation-4: -TIROS-I refers to Television Infrared Observation Satellite. It was the world’s first weather satellite. It was launched in April 1960. TIROS imaged large swaths of the Earth’s surface, allowing forecasters and scientists to see directly for the first time the large-scale features of the earth’s weather systems.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kalpana-1 is the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 2002-09-12. This was the first satellite launched by the PSLV into the Geo-stationary orbit.