Measurements and Applications
Measurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.
Full Name
Medium Resolution Spectral Imager
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
250 m for broadband channels, 1 km for narrowband channels
[Best Resolution: 250m]
Swath
2800 km
[Max Swath: 2800 km]
Waveband
25 channels from 0.47 - 12.0 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 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) |