WMO OSCAR | Satellite: FY-1A

Satellite: FY-1A

Satellite details

Acronym	FY-1A
Full name	Feng-Yun - 1A
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the FY-1 programme. Main mission: operational meteorology. Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch	750 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Real-time availability of full resolution data by the CHRPT system.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	900 km
ECT	15:30 asc

Space agency	CMA , NRSCC
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	07 Sep 1988	EOL	16 Oct 1988
Last update:	2021-03-19

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Feng-Yun - 1
- FY-1A (1988 - 1988)
- FY-1B (1990 - 1991)
- FY-1C (1999 - 2004)
- FY-1D (2002 - 2012)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on FY-1A

Acronym	Full name
MVISR	Multichannel Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer
SEM/HEPD	Space Environment Monitor - High Energy Particle Detector
SEM/IMS	Space Environment Monitor - Ionosphere Measurement Sensor

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on FY-1A

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Instrument landing page
MVISR	Multichannel Visible Infrared Scanning Radiometer	16 Oct 1988	16 Oct 1988	N/A	gsics.nsmc.org.cn
SEM/HEPD	Space Environment Monitor - High Energy Particle Detector	16 Oct 1988	16 Oct 1988	N/A
SEM/IMS	Space Environment Monitor - Ionosphere Measurement Sensor	07 Dec 1988 *	16 Oct 1988 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed