Measurements and Applications
All weather observations of precipitation, cloud features, vegetation, soil moisture sea ice, etc.
Full Name
Micro-Wave Radiation Imager
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) 
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging MW radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
L-1 data: HDF 5.0
Resolution
7.5 x 12 km at 150 GHz to 51 x 85 km at 10.65 GHz
Swath
1400 km
[Max Swath: 1400 km]
Waveband
12 channels, 6 frequencies: 10.65 GHz, 18.7 GHz, 23.8 GHz, 36.5 GHz, 89 GHz, 150 GHz
FY-3A - FY-3A Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2008 - 2018) |
| FY-3B - FY-3B Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2010 - 2020) |
FY-3C - FY-3C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2013 - 2025) |
| FY-3D - FY-3D Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2017 - 2025) |
| FY-3F - FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite (2023 - 2028) |
| FY-3RM-1 - FY-3 Rainfall Mission 1 (2023 - 2028) |
FY-3RM-2 - FY-3 Rainfall Mission 2 (2025 - 2030) |