风云三号A星上共装载11台遥感探测仪器,各仪器中英文名称及英文缩写具体如下:
1) 可见光红外扫描辐射计(Visible and Infrared Radiometer ,VIRR);
2) 红外分光计(Infrared Atmospheric Sounder, IRAS);
3) 微波温度计(Microwave Temperature Sounder,MWTS);
4) 微波湿度计(Microwave Humidity Sounder,MWHS);
5) 中分辨率光谱成像仪(Medium Resolution Spectral Imager,MERSI);
6) 微波成像仪(Microwave Radiation Imager,MWRI);
7) 紫外臭氧垂直探测仪(Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder,SBUS);
8) 紫外臭氧总量探测仪(Total Ozone Unit,TOU);
9) 地球辐射探测仪(Earth Radiation Measurement,ERM);
10)太阳辐射监测仪(Solar Irradiation Monitor,SIM);
11)空间环境监测器(Space Environment Monitor,SEM)。