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FY-3G Satellite

Description

• 6th 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	Sun-asynchronous tilted orbit
Altitude	407±5km
Orbit angle	50°±1°
Launch	2023-04-16
End of service	≥2029

Payload

Picture	Acronym	Full name
	MERSI-RM	Medium Resolution Spectral Imager -Rainfall Mission
	MWRI-RM	Micro-Wave Radiation Imager -Rainfall Mission
	PMR	Precipitation Measurement Radar
	GNOS-II	GNSS Radio Occultation Sounder-II
	PMAI	short-wave infrared Polarized Multi-Angle Imager
	HAOC	High Accuracy On-board Calibrator

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