Objectives and Applications
Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution. (Operational follow-on to FY-3B). FY-3C suffered a problem on May 30th 2015 and has recovered gradually over time. At present, 10 of 12 onboard instruments are back in operation.
Full Name
FY-3C Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
23 Sep 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
27 Nov 2024
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.753 deg
Orbit Altitude
836 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ERM-1 - Earth Radiation Measurement-1 |
GNOS-1 - GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder-1 |
| IRAS - InfraRed Atmospheric Sounder |
| MERSI-1 - Medium Resolution Spectral Imager-1 |
| MWHS-2 - Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder-2 |
| MWRI-1 - Micro-Wave Radiation Imager-1 |
| MWTS-2 - Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-2 |
| SBUS - Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder |
| SEM (FY-2) - Space Environment Monitor |
| SIM-2 - Solar Irradiance Monitor-2 |
| TOU - Total Ozone Unit |
| VIRR - Multispectral Visible and Infra-red Scan Radiometer (10 channels) |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | MERSI-1 |
| Atmospheric Humidity Fields | GNOS-1, IRAS, MERSI-1, MWHS-2 |
| Atmospheric Winds | MWRI-1 |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | MERSI-1, VIRR |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | MERSI-1, MWRI-1, VIRR |
| Liquid water and precipitation rate | MWRI-1 |
| Ozone | SBUS, TOU |
| Radiation budget | ERM-1, SIM-2 |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | GNOS-1, IRAS, MWHS-2, MWRI-1, MWTS-2 |
| Gravity and Magnetic Fields | Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements | GNOS-1, SEM (FY-2) |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | MERSI-1, VIRR |
| Vegetation | MERSI-1, VIRR |
| Ocean | Surface temperature (ocean) | MERSI-1, MWRI-1, VIRR |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | MWRI-1 |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | MWRI-1, VIRR |
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