HY-1E Mission

Objectives and Applications

Detecting ocean colour and sea surface temperature.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Ocean color satellite E
aka HY-3A (Ocean Colour)
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
NSOAS, NSOAS, CAST, CAST
Launch Date
16 Nov 2023
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2029
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude
798 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
7 days
NORAD Catalog #s
International Designators

Mission Instruments

COCTS - China Ocean Colour & Temperature Scanner
CZI - Coastal Zone Imager

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance CZI
Multi-purpose imagery (land) CZI
OceanOcean colour/biology CZI
Surface temperature (ocean) COCTS
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness CZI

OpenSearch Datasets

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