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