Blastoff! Chinese rocket soars in nighttime weather satellite launch

A Chinese Long March-3B rocket launched the Fengyun-4B (FY-4B) satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on June 3, 2021. "FY-4B will be used in the fields of weather analysis and forecasting, as well as environmental and disaster monitoring," according to China Central Television. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television | produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)