Satellite on Duty
Table 1: List of capabilities of FY satellites currently on-orbit (As of May 2019)
Position |
Satellite |
Coverage |
Operating mode |
Service |
79°E |
FY-2H |
|
Normal observation (hourly, 28 full-disc images/day) |
Data available |
99.2°E |
FY-2G |
|
Normal observation (hourly, 28 full-disc images/day) |
Data available |
104.7°E |
FY-4A |
|
Normal observation (40 full-disc images/day, 165 images of China and its surrounding areas) |
Data available |
112°E |
FY-2F |
|
Area scanning |
Emergency observation services and data available |
Table 2: List of emergency data from FY-3 satellites
Instrument |
Satellite |
Resolution |
Products |
VIRR |
FY-3B, FY-3C |
1km |
L1, L2 |
MERSI |
FY-3B、FY-3D |
250m, 500m, 1km |
L1, L2 |