FY-3C Satellite

Description

• 3rd 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	836 km
ECT	10:00 desc
Dry mass	2250 kg
Power	2500 W
Launch	2013-09-23

Payload

Acronym	Full name
MERSI-1	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager
VIRR	Visible and Infra-Red Radiometer
MWHS-2	Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder
MWRI	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager
MWTS-2	Micro-Wave Temperature Sounder
IRAS	Infra Red Atmospheric Sounder
TOU	Total Ozone Unit
SBUS	Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Sounder
SIM	Solar Irradiance Monitor
ERM	Earth Radiation Measurement
GNOS	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder
SEM	Space Environment Monitor

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