Measurements and Applications
Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer.
Full Name
Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (10 channels)
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
1.1 km at nadir
[Best Resolution: 1100m]
Swath
2800 km
[Max Swath: 2800 km]
Waveband
Instrument features 10 channels over 0.43 - 10.5 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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) |