China's second weather satellite in the Fengyun 3 series, received its first test pictures. The announcement comes, after an initial trial was carried out. Together with the first Fengyun 3 satellite, it will improve China's meteorological observation and medium-range weather forecast capabilities. The new satellite was launched Friday from northern China's Shanxi Province.

Lu Naimeng, Chief Director of Fengyun 3B Terrestrial System, said, "The success of a remote sensing satellite consists of three procedures: first the rocket should send the satellite into the orbit, then the remote sensing instruments should work well, and finally the terrestrial system must receive figures from the satellite, and deal with them. The figures we received today are quite accurate. We should decide which instrument should be turned on first according to its functions. Today we turn on the visible light channel. Seeing from the image analysis, the Fengyun 3B is superior to the previous satellite."