FY-1B Mission

Objectives and Applications

Mission Summary

Full Name
FY-1B Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
03 Sep 1990
Mission Links
EOL Date
05 Aug 1991
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
901 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

MVISR (5 channels) - Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (5 channels)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols MVISR (5 channels)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature MVISR (5 channels)
Radiation budget MVISR (5 channels)
LandVegetation MVISR (5 channels)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MVISR (5 channels)
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) MVISR (5 channels)
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness MVISR (5 channels)

OpenSearch Datasets

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