FY-3E Satellite

Description

• 5th flight unit of the FY-3 series.
• Main mission: operational meteorology.
• Substantial contribution to ocean and ice monitoring, climate monitoring.
• Significant contribution to atmospheric chemistry and space weather.

Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude	831 km
ECT	05:30 desc
Dry mass	2300 kg
Power	2500 W
Launch	2021-07-05

Payload

Acronym	Full name
MERSI-LL	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager
HIRAS-2	Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder
MWHS-2	Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder
MWTS-3	Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder
GNOS-2	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder
WindRAD	Wind Radar
SSIM	Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor
SIM-2	Solar Irradiance Monitor
X-EUVI	Solar X-ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Imager
Tri-IPM	Triple-angle Ionospheric PhotoMeter
SEM	Space Environment Monitor

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