FY-3B Satellite

Description

• 2nd 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	13:40 asc
Mass at launch	2298 kg
Dry mass	2234 kg
Power	2480 W
Launch	2010-11-05

Payload

Acronym	Full name
MERSI	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager
VIRR	Visible and Infra-Red Radiometer
MWHS	Micro-Wave Humidity Sounder
MWRI	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager
MWTS	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
SEM	Space Environment Monitor

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