THE CEOS DATABASE : MISSION, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - FY-3I -

Full Name

FY-3I Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite

Status

Planned

Mission Agencies

NSMC-CMA , NRSCC

Launch Date

2024

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

2029

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

International Designator

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

Descending

Orbit Inclination

Orbit Altitude

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

10:00

Repeat Cycle

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Atmosphere	Atmospheric Humidity Fields	ASI, GNOS, HIRAS, MVIRS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2
	Atmospheric Winds	MVIRS, WindRAD
	Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature	MVIRS
	Liquid water and precipitation rate	MVIRS
	Ozone	ASI, MWHS-2
	Radiation budget	SIM-2, SSIM
	Atmospheric Temperature Fields	ASI, GNOS, HIRAS, MWHS-2, MWTS-2
Gravity and Magnetic Fields	Gravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements	SWS/SEM/HEPD, SWS/SEM/IMS
Land	Albedo and reflectance	MVIRS
	Soil moisture	MVIRS
	Vegetation	MERSI-LL, MVIRS
	Surface temperature (land)	MVIRS
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	MVIRS
Ocean	Ocean colour/biology	MERSI-LL
	Ocean surface winds	WindRAD
	Surface temperature (ocean)	MVIRS
Snow & Ice	Snow cover, edge and depth	MVIRS