CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FY-3A
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Full Name
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FY-3A Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
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Status
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Currently being flown
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Mission Agencies
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NSMC-CMA , NRSCC
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Launch Date
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27 May 2008
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Mission Links
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mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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Dec 2017
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.753 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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830 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:10
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.
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Mission Measurements
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| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Humidity Fields | IRAS, MWAS, MWHS, MWRI |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | IRAS, MWRI, VIRR |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | MWRI |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MWRI |
| Ozone | IRAS, MWAS, TOU/SBUS |
| Radiation budget | ERM, IRAS, SIM |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | IRAS |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | IRAS, MWAS, MWRI, MWTS |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | VIRR |
| Soil moisture | MWRI |
| Vegetation | MERSI |
| Surface temperature (land) | IRAS, MWRI, MWTS, VIRR |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | VIRR |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | MERSI |
| Ocean surface winds | MWRI |
| Surface temperature (ocean) | IRAS, MWRI, VIRR |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | MWRI |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MWRI |
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Mission Instruments
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