CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FY-3E
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Full Name
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FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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NSMC-CMA , NRSCC
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Launch Date
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05 Jul 2021
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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 2026
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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49008 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2021-062A
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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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10:00
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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 | ASI, GNOS, HIRAS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2 |
| Atmospheric Winds | WindRAD |
| Ozone | ASI, MWHS-2 |
| Radiation budget | ERM-2, SIM-2, SSIM |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | ASI, GNOS, HIRAS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2 |
| Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | SES, SWS/SEM/HEPD, SWS/SEM/IMS |
| Land | Vegetation | MERSI-LL |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | MERSI-LL |
| Ocean surface winds | WindRAD |
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Mission Instruments
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