Satellite Launch to Study Climate

Question: Which of the following countries collaborated for the first time and launched a satellite to study climate change?
(a) France and Russia
(b) France and China
(c) China and Russia
(d) India and China
Answer:(b)
Related facts:

  • For the first time Franco-Chinese satellite was launched into orbit on Monday to study ocean surface winds and waves around the clock. It was launched through a Long March Carrier 2C carrier Rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan satellite launch centre in northwest China’s Gobi desert.
  • It will give a better forecasting of cyclones and improve scientists’ understanding of climate change.



  • The rocket successfully put the satellite into orbit 520 kilometres (323 miles) above the Earth.
  • The satellite is fitted with two radars: French made SWIM which will measure the direction and the wavelength of waves (ocean) and China’s SCAT, which will analyse the force and direction of winds.
  • The 650-kilogram (1,430 pound) China-France Oceanography Satellite (CFOSAT) is the first satellite jointly built by China and France and will allow climate scientists to better understand interactions between oceans and the atmosphere.
  • It will help increase the observation and prediction of catastrophic sea states, such as huge waves and tropical storms, and provide security support for offshore operations and engineering, ship navigation, fisheries, and coastal management.

By Ramayan Upadhyay

Links:
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1836499/3-china-france-launch-satellite-study-climate-change/
https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/china-france-launch-satellite-study-climate-change-doc-1ae6eh3