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FengYun-3B
FengYun-3B
Second generation Polar orbiting Meteorological Satellite
Launched in:
2010
Out of service since:
2020
Orbit height:
836 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
NSMC - China
Launched 5 Nov 2010; Inactive since 2020
FengYun-3B websites
Information
ESA eoPortal - Fung Yun 3 series
NSMC - FY-3 mission
NSMC - FY instruments
Data ordering
NSMC - FengYun satellite data center
Fengyun Satellite Data Center, NSMC, China
On Board Sensors
VIRR (FY-3) (Visible and Infrared Radiometer)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.58 to 0.68
1100
2800
6
Band 2 (VIS)
0.84 to 0.89
1100
2800
6
Band 3 (MWIR)
3.55 to 3.95
1100
2800
6
Band 4 (TIR)
10.3 to 11.3
1100
2800
6
Band 5 (TIR)
11.5 to 12.5
1100
2800
6
Band 6 (SWIR)
1.58 to 1.64
1100
2800
6
Band 7 (VIS)
0.43 to 0.48
1100
2800
6
Band 8 (VIS)
0.48 to 0.53
1100
2800
6
Band 9 (VIS)
0.53 to 0.58
1100
2800
6
Band 10 (SWIR)
1.325 to 1.395
1100
2800
6
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