FY-3J Mission

Objectives and Applications

Meteorology and environmental monitoring; data collection and redistribution.

Mission Summary

Full Name
FY-3J Polar-orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Mission Status
Planned
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
2026
Mission Links
EOL Date
2031
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:00
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

ASI - Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
GNOS - GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder
HIRAS - Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder
MERSI-LL - Medium Resolution Spectral Imager - Low-Light
MVIRS - Moderate Resolution Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer
MWHS-2 - Improved MicroWave Humidity Sounder
MWTS-2 - Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder-2
OMS - Ozone Monitoring Suite
SIM-2 - Solar Irradiation Monitor-2
SSIM - Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor
SWS/SEM/HEPD - Space Weather Suite / Space Environment Monitor/ High Energy Particle Detector
SWS/SEM/IMS  - Space Weather Suite / Space Environment Monitor / Ionosphere Measurement Sensor
SWS/Tri-IPM  - Space Weather Suite / Triple-angle Ionospheric PhotoMeter
WindRAD - Wind Radar

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric 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 FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements SWS/SEM/HEPD, SWS/SEM/IMS 
LandAlbedo and reflectance MVIRS
Soil moisture MVIRS
Vegetation MERSI-LL, MVIRS
Surface temperature (land) MVIRS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) MVIRS
OceanOcean colour/biology MERSI-LL
Ocean surface winds WindRAD
Surface temperature (ocean) MVIRS
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth MVIRS

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