Measurements and Applications
Measurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.
Full Name
Medium Resolution Spectral Imager-3
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0
Resolution
250m / 1000m
[Best Resolution: 250m]
Swath
Cross-track: 2048 samples for channels at 1000 m resolution at nadir, or 8192 samples for channels at 250 m resolution, swath 2900 km - Along-track: ten 1-km lines every 1.5 s.
[Max Swath: 2900 km]
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
FY-3F - FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2023 - 2029) |
| FY-3H - FY-3H Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2025 - 2033) |