HY-3A Mission

Objectives and Applications

Ocean monitoring, environmental protection, coastal zone survey, etc.

Mission Summary

Full Name
HY-3A
aka CSAR-01, GF-3 (02)
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSOAS, CAST
Launch Date
22 Nov 2021
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2029
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

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

Mission Instruments

WSAR - WSAR

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance WSAR
Landscape topography WSAR
Vegetation WSAR
Multi-purpose imagery (land) WSAR
OceanMulti-purpose imagery (ocean) WSAR
Snow & IceIce sheet topography WSAR
Snow cover, edge and depth WSAR
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness WSAR

OpenSearch Datasets

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