FY-3F Mission

Identifierfy-3fNamesFY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological SatelliteFY-3F About identifiers
SeriesFY-3fy-3

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Mission Summary

Full Name
FY-3F Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSMC-CMA, CNSA
Launch Date
03 Aug 2023
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
Dec 2031
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.753 deg
Orbit Altitude
830 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
14:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
57490
International Designator
2023-111A

Mission Instruments

ERM-2 - Earth Radiation Measurement-2 fy-3f_erm-2
GNOS-2 - GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder-2 fy-3f_gnos-2
HIRAS-2 - Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-2 fy-3f_hiras-2
MERSI-3 - Medium Resolution Spectral Imager-3 fy-3f_mersi-3
MWHS-2 - Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder-2 fy-3f_mwhs-2
MWRI-2 - Micro-Wave Radiation Imager-2 fy-3f_mwri-2
MWTS-3 - Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-3 fy-3f_mwts-3
OMS-L - Ozone Monitoring Suite -Limb fy-3f_oms-l
OMS-N - Ozone Monitoring Suite -Nadir fy-3f_oms-n
SIM-2 - Solar Irradiance Monitor-2 fy-3f_sim-2

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols OMS-N
Atmospheric Humidity Fields GNOS-2, HIRAS-2, MERSI-3, MWHS-2, MWRI-2, OMS-N
Atmospheric Winds MWRI-2
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature MERSI-3
Cloud particle properties and profile MERSI-3
Ozone OMS-L, OMS-N
Radiation budget ERM-2, SIM-2
Trace gases (excluding ozone) OMS-L, OMS-N
Atmospheric Temperature Fields GNOS-2, HIRAS-2, MWHS-2, MWTS-3
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements GNOS-2
LandAlbedo and reflectance MERSI-3
Vegetation MERSI-3
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness MERSI-3

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