FY-3E Mission

Identifierfy-3eNamesFY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological SatelliteFY-3E About identifiers
SeriesFY-3fy-3

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Mission Summary

Full Name
FY-3E Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSMC-CMA, CNSA
Launch Date
05 Jul 2021
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
Dec 2029
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.753 deg
Orbit Altitude
830 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
49008
International Designator
2021-062A

Mission Instruments

GNOS-2 - GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder-2 fy-3e_gnos-2
HIRAS-2 - Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-2 fy-3e_hiras-2
MERSI-LL - Medium Resolution Spectral Imager - Low-Light fy-3e_mersi-ll
MWHS-2 - Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder-2 fy-3e_mwhs-2
MWTS-3 - Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-3 fy-3e_mwts-3
SEM (FY-3) - Space Environment Monitor fy-3e_sem-fy-3
SIM-2 - Solar Irradiance Monitor-2 fy-3e_sim-2
SSIM - Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor fy-3e_ssim
Tri-IPM  - Triple-angle Ionospheric PhotoMeter fy-3e_tri-ipm
WindRAD - Wind Radar fy-3e_windrad
XEUVI - Solar X-EUV Imager fy-3e_xeuvi

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields GNOS-2, HIRAS-2, MWHS-2
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature MERSI-LL
Radiation budget SIM-2, SSIM
Atmospheric Temperature Fields GNOS-2, HIRAS-2, MWHS-2, MWTS-3
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements GNOS-2, SEM (FY-3), Tri-IPM 
LandMulti-purpose imagery (land) MERSI-LL
OceanOcean surface winds WindRAD
Surface temperature (ocean) MERSI-LL

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