FY-1C Mission

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology, Environmental monitoring.

Mission Summary Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Full Name
FY-1C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NRSCC, NSMC-CMA
Launch Date
10 May 1999
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
10 May 2001
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details Click here for definitions of mission parameters used on this page.

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
102.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.85 deg
Orbit Altitude
863 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
8:50
Repeat Cycle
10.61 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

MVISR (10 channels) - Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (10 channels)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols MVISR (10 channels)
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature MVISR (10 channels)
Radiation budget MVISR (10 channels)
LandAlbedo and reflectance MVISR (10 channels)
Vegetation MVISR (10 channels)
Surface temperature (land) MVISR (10 channels)
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MVISR (10 channels)
OceanSurface temperature (ocean) MVISR (10 channels)
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) MVISR (10 channels)
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth MVISR (10 channels)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness MVISR (10 channels)

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